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The plastid-specific ribosomal proteins of Arabidopsis thaliana can be divided into non-essential proteins and genuine ribosomal proteins.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jan 2012
Tiller Nadine, Weingartner Magdalena, Thiele Wolfram, Maximova Eugenia, Schöttler Mark A, Bock Ralph
Abstract excerpt
Plastid translation occurs on bacterial-type 70S ribosomes consisting of a large (50S) subunit and a small (30S) subunit. The vast majority of plastid ribosomal proteins have orthologs in bacteria. In addition, plastids also possess a small set of unique ribosomal proteins, so-called plastid-specific ribosomal proteins (PSRPs). The functions of these PSRPs are unknown, but, based on structural studies, it has...
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