Identity of the ubiquitous eukaryotic ring-shaped miniparticle

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Abstract

Ring-shaped miniparticles with 110Å outer diameter which stack up to to form tetrameric rectangular particles (110 × 150Å) are ubiquitous in eukaryotic cells. This communication reviews the properties of these miniparticles and shows that the ring-shaped miniparticles are not high-Mr aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complexes but are a recently recognized 19S RNP particle which represses cytoplasmic mRNA translation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)323-327
Number of pages5
JournalCell Biology International Reports
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cell Biology

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