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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2025

Polysome profiling is an extensible tool for the analysis of bulk protein synthesis, ribosome biogenesis, and the specific steps in translation.

Ambar Rodriguez-Martinez, Sara K Young-Baird

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Ambar Rodriguez-MartinezDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814.
Sara K Young-BairdDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814.ORCID 0000-0002-8915-3139

Funding

Molecular analysis of MEHMO syndrome mutations in translation factor eIF2R00HD099520 · NICHD · HENRY M. JACKSON FDN FOR THE ADV MIL/MED · PI YOUNG-BAIRD, SARA KATHRYN · 2022 to 2024
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein synthesis is an essential and highly regulated cellular process. Here, we demonstrate the versatility of polysome profiling-a methodology traditionally used to assess levels of protein synthesis-to monitor ribosomal integrity and modulation of specific steps in mRNA translation. Using expanded polysome profiling methodologies, we systematically illustrate defects in ribosome biogenesis, translation initiation, and translational elongation in different cellular conditions. We additionally provide instruction for how a modified polysome profiling protocol can be leveraged to identify and characterize the function of factors that regulate protein synthesis. These methodologies are broadly applicable to a range of physiological conditions and human diseases in which ribosome biogenesis or the phases of protein synthesis are distinctly regulated or dysregulated.

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Organelle BiogenesisPolyribosomesProtein BiosynthesisRibosomesElongation Factor 2 KinaseHEK293 CellsHumansPeptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalRibosomal ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsStress, PhysiologicalUp-RegulationEEF2K protein, humanElongation Factor 2 KinaseRibosomal Proteinsribosomal protein S19RNA-Binding ProteinsRPL35A protein, human

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PMID40042939
PMCPMC12005114

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