Ribosomal protein paralogues in ribosome specialization

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Ribosomes are macromolecular complexes responsible for protein synthesis, comprising ribosomal proteins (RPs) and ribosomal RNA. While most RPs are present as single copies in higher eukaryotes, a handful of them have paralogues that emerged through duplication events. However, it is still unclear why a small subset of RP paralogues were preserved through evolution, and whether they can endow ribosomes with...

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