{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"quality-control-of-proteins-in-the-cellular-membrane-starts-at-the-ribosome-7165ae5b","title":"Quality control of proteins in the cellular membrane starts at the ribosome","url":"https://phys.org/news/2026-08-quality-proteins-cellular-membrane-ribosome.html","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/quality-control-of-proteins-in-the-cellular-membrane-starts-at-the-ribosome-7165ae5b","sourceName":"Phys.org","summary":"Scientists at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) and the CECAD Cluster of Excellence on Aging Research have demonstrated in a biomedical study that ribosomes, the protein factories of our cells, face an unusually tough challenge when building large, membrane-embedded proteins. When protein synthesis fails, ribosomes recruit quality control factors to eliminate the resulting defective proteins.","category":"Science","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-12T14:20:04+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-12T14:30:58.220396+00:00"}}