Ribosome Evolution Since the Last Universal Common Ancestor (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Ribosome Evolution Since the Last Universal Common Ancestor

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In the new study, Williams and Research Scientist Anton Petrov compared three-dimensional structures of ribosomes from a variety of species of varying biological complexity, including humans, yeast, bacteria and archaea. The researchers found distinct fingerprints in the ribosomes where new structures were added to the ribosomal surface without altering the pre-existing ribosomal core from the last universal common ancestor.

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Loren Williams/Georgia Institute of Technology.

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