Graphic of virus-encoded eL40 (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Graphic of virus-encoded eL40

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In cells, ribosomes (shown as grey blobs) read RNA messages and convert the information into proteins. The researchers hypothesize that during infection, one component of the ribosome, eL40 (green oval) that is normally provided by the algal cell is replaced by a similar protein produced by the virus (red oval), and this changes the specificity of the ribosome so that it preferentially reads messages produced by the virus.

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Thomy/ UH Mānoa

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