'Lose-to-gain' adaptation to genome decayin the structure of the smallest eukaryotic ribosomes
D. Nicholson, M. Salamina, J. Panek, K. Helena-Bueno, C. R. Brown, R. P. Hirt, N. A. Ranson, S. V. Melnikov
This study uses cryo-EM and evolutionary analysis to show how E. cuniculi ribosomes adapt to genome decay through structural innovations that enable extreme rRNA reduction without losing ribosome function.
bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology