Choreography of human mitochondrial leaderless mRNA translation initiation
Shuangjie Shen, Yinghua Xu, Daniel L. Kober, Jinfan Wang
The paper investigates human mitochondrial translation initiation on leaderless mRNAs, revealing two pathways involving mtIF2 and fMet-tRNAMet, with implications for regulation by mtIF3.
Nature Communications · Apr 4, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry