When ribosomes collide while translating the same mRNA, a MutS-like protein can pry apart the leading ribosome and a nuclease can cut the mRNA between the collided ribosomes to initiate ribosome rescue and recycling. Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Stephanie L Leedom, Kenneth C Keiler. Ribosome collisions: New ways to initiate ribosome rescue. Current biology : CB. 2022 May 23;32(10):R469-R472
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