Co-translational ribosome pairing enables native assembly of misfolding-prone subunits

Protein complexes are pivotal to most cellular processes. Emerging evidence indicating dimer assembly by pairs of ribosomes suggests yet unknown folding mechanisms involving two nascent chains. Here, we show that co-translational ribosome pairing allows their nascent chains to ‘chaperone each other’...

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Main Authors: Wruck, Florian (Author) , Schmitt, Jaro (Author) , Till, Katharina (Author) , Fenzl, Kai (Author) , Bertolini, Matilde (Author) , Tippmann, Frank (Author) , Katranidis, Alexandros (Author) , Bukau, Bernd (Author) , Kramer, Günter (Author) , Tans, Sander J. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 15 August 2025
In: Nature Communications
Year: 2025, Volume: 16, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-61500-y
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Author Notes:Florian Wruck, Jaro Schmitt, Katharina Till, Kai Fenzl, Matilde Bertolini, Frank Tippmann, Alexandros Katranidis, Bernd Bukau, Günter Kramer & Sander J. Tans

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