Polyproline motifs induce ribosome stalling during translation. Here, Ignatov et al. identify RNA-binding proteins in the pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, and show that one of these proteins, YebC, acts as a translation factor enhancing translation of proteins with polyproline motifs.
- Dmitriy Ignatov
- Vivekanandan Shanmuganathan
- Emmanuelle Charpentier
