Site-Specific Inhibition of Translation Initiation via 2'-O-methylation
Adam Suh, Stephanie Mou, Emmely A. Patrasso, Hannah Serio, Rui Wang, Yue Zhao, Kevin Vasquez, Smriti Sangwan, Yang Yi, Daniel Arango
The paper identifies 2'-O-methylation as a site-specific inhibitor of translation initiation by disrupting hydrogen bonds between mRNA start codons and 18S rRNA.
Nucleic Acids Research · Sep 11, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology