Numerous cultivated and uncultivated viruses encode ribosomal proteins

oleh: Carolina M. Mizuno, Charlotte Guyomar, Simon Roux, Régis Lavigne, Francisco Rodriguez-Valera, Matthew B. Sullivan, Reynald Gillet, Patrick Forterre, Mart Krupovic

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-02-01

Deskripsi

Viruses can encode genes that regulate the host's translational machinery to their advantage. Here, the authors show that viruses encode ribosomal proteins that can be incorporated into the host’s ribosome and may affect translation.