AUTHOR=Carroll Adam J.

TITLE=The Arabidopsis Cytosolic Ribosomal Proteome: From form to Function

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science

VOLUME=4

YEAR=2013

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2013.00032

DOI=10.3389/fpls.2013.00032

ISSN=1664-462X

ABSTRACT=<p>The cytosolic ribosomal proteome of <italic>Arabidopsis thaliana</italic> has been studied intensively by a range of proteomics approaches and is now one of the most well characterized eukaryotic ribosomal proteomes. Plant cytosolic ribosomes are distinguished from other eukaryotic ribosomes by unique proteins, unique post-translational modifications and an abundance of ribosomal proteins for which multiple divergent paralogs are expressed and incorporated. Study of the <italic>A. thaliana</italic> ribosome has now progressed well beyond a simple cataloging of protein parts and is focused strongly on elucidating the functions of specific ribosomal proteins, their paralogous isoforms and covalent modifications. This review summarises current knowledge concerning the <italic>Arabidopsis</italic> cytosolic ribosomal proteome and highlights potentially fruitful areas of future research in this fast moving and important area.</p>