Ribosome biogenesis factors—from names to functions

K Dörner, C Ruggeri, I Zemp, U Kutay - The EMBO journal, 2023 - embopress.org
The assembly of ribosomal subunits is a highly orchestrated process that involves a huge
cohort of accessory factors. Most eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis factors were first identified …

Ribosome Biogenesis in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

JL Woolford Jr, SJ Baserga - Genetics, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Ribosomes are highly conserved ribonucleoprotein nanomachines that translate information
in the genome to create the proteome in all cells. In yeast these complex particles contain …

Germline DDX41 mutations cause ineffective hematopoiesis and myelodysplasia

TM Chlon, E Stepanchick, CE Hershberger, NJ Daniels… - Cell Stem Cell, 2021 - cell.com
DDX41 mutations are the most common germline alterations in adult myelodysplastic
syndromes (MDSs). The majority of affected individuals harbor germline monoallelic …

Cross-linking mass spectrometry discovers, evaluates, and corroborates structures and protein–protein interactions in the human cell

TK Bartolec, X Vázquez-Campos… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Significant recent advances in structural biology, particularly in the field of cryoelectron
microscopy, have dramatically expanded our ability to create structural models of proteins …

Mapping the cleavage sites on mammalian pre-rRNAs: where do we stand?

ST Mullineux, DLJ Lafontaine - Biochimie, 2012 - Elsevier
Ribosomal RNAs are produced as lengthy polycistronic precursors containing coding and
non-coding sequences, implying that extensive pre-rRNA processing is necessary for the …

An equation to estimate the difference between theoretically predicted and SDS PAGE-displayed molecular weights for an acidic peptide

Y Guan, Q Zhu, D Huang, S Zhao, L Jan Lo, J Peng - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The molecular weight (MW) of a protein can be predicted based on its amino acids (AA)
composition. However, in many cases a non-chemically modified protein shows an SDS …

DExD/H-box RNA helicases in ribosome biogenesis

R Martin, AU Straub, C Doebele, MT Bohnsack - RNA biology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Ribosome synthesis requires a multitude of cofactors, among them DExD/H-box RNA
helicases. Bacterial RNA helicases involved in ribosome assembly are not essential, while …

The small subunit processome in ribosome biogenesis—progress and prospects

KR Phipps, JM Charette… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The small subunit (SSU) processome is a 2.2‐MDa ribonucleoprotein complex involved in
the processing, assembly, and maturation of the SSU of eukaryotic ribosomes. The identities …

Proteome-wide discovery of evolutionary conserved sequences in disordered regions

AN Nguyen Ba, BJ Yeh, D Van Dyk, AR Davidson… - Science …, 2012 - science.org
At least 30% of human proteins are thought to contain intrinsically disordered regions, which
lack stable structural conformation. Despite lacking enzymatic functions and having few …

Def defines a conserved nucleolar pathway that leads p53 to proteasome-independent degradation

T Tao, H Shi, Y Guan, D Huang, Y Chen, DP Lane… - Cell research, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract p53 protein turnover through the ubiquitination pathway is a vital mechanism in the
regulation of its transcriptional activity; however, little is known about p53 turnover through …