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| Title | A family of archaeal hibernation factors that bind in tandem and protect ribosomes in dormant cells. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | bioRxiv, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Jan 19, 2026 |
Authors | Amos J Nissley / Madison C Williams / Yekaterina Shulgina / Roan W Kivimae / Dipti D Nayak / Jamie H D Cate / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Under nutrient limitation or stress, ribosome hibernation factors inactivate and protect ribosomes. Although ribosome hibernation plays an important role in microbes, we lack a complete understanding ...Under nutrient limitation or stress, ribosome hibernation factors inactivate and protect ribosomes. Although ribosome hibernation plays an important role in microbes, we lack a complete understanding of this process in archaea. Here, we identify a family of hibernation factors, which we designate as single ribosomal subunit inhibitors (SriA-SriD), from the methanogenic archaeon . All four genes are encoded in an operon and each Sri protein inhibits protein synthesis . Deletion of genes in impaired growth recovery after prolonged stationary phase and also led to depletion of the small ribosomal subunit. Cryo-EM structures show that Sri proteins bind to the ribosome in tandem and form conserved protein-protein interfaces. Sri is broadly distributed across archaeal phyla and genes frequently co-occur. Together, these findings establish Sri proteins as a distinct group of hibernation factors that protect ribosomes during dormancy and expand our understanding of ribosome hibernation in archaea. |
External links | bioRxiv / PubMed:41867869 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 1.94 - 2.96 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-74446: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriA and SriB composite map EMDB-74447: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriD composite map EMDB-74448: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriC and SriD composite map ![]() EMDB-74841: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriA and SriB consensus map ![]() EMDB-74851: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriA and SriB 50S focused refinement ![]() EMDB-74853: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriA and SriB 30S focused refinement ![]() EMDB-74854: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriA and SriB 30S head focused refinement ![]() EMDB-74982: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriD consensus map ![]() EMDB-74984: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriD 50S focused refinement ![]() EMDB-74985: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriD 30S focused refinement ![]() EMDB-74988: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriC and SriD consensus map ![]() EMDB-74989: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriC and SriD 50S focused refinement ![]() EMDB-74990: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriC and SriD 30S focused refinement ![]() EMDB-74992: Methanosarcina acetivorans 70S ribosome in complex with SriC and SriD 30S head focused refinement |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-ZN: ![]() ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | RIBOSOME / Hibernation / Archaea |
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