Mouse SAS-6 is required for centriole formation in embryos and integrity in embryonic stem cells

M Grzonka, H Bazzi - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Abstract SAS-6 (SASS6) is essential for centriole formation in human cells and other
organisms but its functions in the mouse are unclear. Here, we report that Sass6-mutant …

Structural Insights into the Dimeric Form of Bacillus subtilis RNase Y Using NMR and AlphaFold

N Morellet, P Hardouin, N Assrir, C van Heijenoort… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
RNase Y is a crucial component of genetic translation, acting as the key enzyme initiating
mRNA decay in many Gram-positive bacteria. The N-terminal domain of Bacillus subtilis …

Case report: prenatal recurrent microcephaly and corpus callosum abnormalities in a Chinese family with novel biallelic SASS6 mutations

YMI Wah, Y Cao, CY Law, KW Choy… - Fetal Diagnosis and …, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: Primary microcephaly (MCPH) is not an uncommon disorder with multiple
etiologies. There are a growing number of MCPH-related genes discovered due to the …

A Sarcocystidae-Specific striated fiber assemblin protein SFA5 is required for parasite division in Toxoplasma gondii

Y Li, X Tang, K He, H Dong, HY Ding, XT Wu… - One Health …, 2024 - Springer
Apicomplexan encompass a variety of intracellular parasites responsible for significant
diseases in humans and animals, such as malaria and toxoplasmosis. Among these …

Structural insights into SSNA1 self-assembly and its microtubule binding for centriole maintenance

L Agostini, J Pfister, N Basnet, J Ding, R Zhang… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
SSNA-1 is a fibrillar protein localized at the area where dynamic microtubule remodeling
occurs including centrosomes. Despite the important activities of SSNA1 to microtubules …

Cartwheels create symmetry and asymmetry

T Ochi - Structure, 2022 - cell.com
In this issue of Structure, Kantsadi et al.(2022) present the crystal structures of coiled-coil
bundles from SAS-6, a core component of the centriole cartwheel, and reveal that two coiled …