Structures of Naked Mole-Rat, Tuco-Tuco, and Guinea Pig Ribosomes: Is rRNA Fragmentation Linked to Translational Fidelity?
Cristina Gutierrez‐Vargas, Swastik De, Suvrajit Maji, Zheng Liu, Zhonghe Ke, Martina Nieb, Andrei Seluanov, Vera Gorbunova, Joachim Frank
The paper compares ribosome structures of naked mole-rats, tuco-tucos, and guinea pigs, finding fragmented 28S rRNA in the former with potential links to high translational fidelity.
Nucleic Acids Research · Jan 9, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry