Smaller subcompartments containing ribosome building blocks and assembly proteins spontaneously form to finish the final steps of ribosome assembly within the nucleolus.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Who

Researchers from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

What

When

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:40:01 GMT · 3h 31m ago

Where

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ·

Why

To understand how the three distinct compartments within the nucleolus function to drive ribosome assembly.

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How this affects you

This discovery reveals unprecedented levels of organization in ribosome assembly and may offer insight into diseases associated with increased ribosome production, such as cancer.

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https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-nucleolus-compartments-ribosome.html
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