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In-cell structures visualize human pre-ribosome assembly in the nucleolus

Xiaohan Zhao, Yuki Hayashi, Herman K.H. Fung, Sara Cuylen‐Haering, Julia Mahamid, Christoph W. Müller

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Main result
Here, we used cryogenic correlative light and electron tomography to visualize molecular landscapes within HeLa cell nucleoli and obtained in-cell structural snapshots of both ribosomal subunit precursors, the SSU processome and the pre-60S.

Appeared: Saturday, September 26. Science. Peer-reviewed journal.

DOI: 10.1126/science.aej0483