Ribosome biogenesis in cancer: new players and therapeutic avenues

Nature Reviews Cancer 18, 51 (2018). doi:10.1038/nrc.2017.104 Authors: Joffrey Pelletier, George Thomas & Siniša Volarević The ribosome is a complex molecular machine composed of numerous distinct proteins and nucleic acids and is responsible for protein synthesis in every living cell. Ribosome biogenesis is one of the most multifaceted and energy- demanding processes in biology, involving a large number of assembly
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