Fluorescent proteins misreport ribosome abundance under translation inhibition
Aniket Zodage, Justin Chen, Nabigha Mogharbel, Hidde de Jong, Suckjoon Jun
The paper shows that fluorescent proteins misreport ribosome abundance under translation inhibition, as fluorescence intensity does not track ribosome abundance during chloramphenicol treatment.
bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology