Regulation of ribosomal RNA gene copy number, transcription and nucleolus organization in eukaryotes

Y Hori, C Engel, T Kobayashi - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2023 - nature.com
One of the first biological machineries to be created seems to have been the ribosome.
Since then, organisms have dedicated great efforts to optimize this apparatus. The …

Structural insights into nuclear transcription by eukaryotic DNA-dependent RNA polymerases

M Girbig, AD Misiaszek, CW Müller - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
The eukaryotic transcription apparatus synthesizes a staggering diversity of RNA molecules.
The labour of nuclear gene transcription is, therefore, divided among multiple DNA …

An iron–sulfur cluster in the zinc-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 helicase modulates its RNA-binding and-unwinding activities

N Maio, MK Raza, Y Li, DL Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of
COVID-19, uses an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase along with several accessory factors …

Iron–sulfur clusters as inhibitors and catalysts of viral replication

K Honarmand Ebrahimi, S Ciofi-Baffoni… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
A virus hijacks host cellular machineries and metabolites in order to reproduce. In response,
the innate immune system activates different processes to fight back. Although many aspects …

RNA polymerase III subunit mutations in genetic diseases

E Lata, K Choquet, F Sagliocco, B Brais… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
RNA polymerase (Pol) III transcribes small untranslated RNAs such as 5S ribosomal RNA,
transfer RNAs, and U6 small nuclear RNA. Because of the functions of these RNAs, Pol III …

CRISPR screening reveals a dependency on ribosome recycling for efficient SARS-CoV-2 programmed ribosomal frameshifting and viral replication

F Rehfeld, JL Eitson, MB Ohlson, TC Chang… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
During translation of the genomic RNA of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus in the COVID-19 pandemic, host ribosomes undergo …

Fe-S cofactors in the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase are potential antiviral targets

N Maio, BAP Lafont, D Sil, Y Li, JM Bollinger Jr… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of COVID-
19, uses an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) for the replication of its genome and …

RNA polymerases I and III in development and disease

KEN Watt, J Macintosh, G Bernard… - Seminars in cell & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ribosomes are macromolecular machines that are globally required for the translation of all
proteins in all cells. Ribosome biogenesis, which is essential for cell growth, proliferation …

[HTML][HTML] Unusual structures and unknown roles of FeS clusters in metalloenzymes seen from a resonance Raman spectroscopic perspective

G Caserta, L Zuccarello, C Barbosa, CM Silveira… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
The universe of known biological FeS clusters is constantly enlarging. Besides the
conventional, well described [2Fe–2S],[3Fe–4S] and cubane [4Fe–4S] clusters, novel …

The nuclear and cytoplasmic activities of RNA polymerase III, and an evolving transcriptome for surveillance

AC Kessler, RJ Maraia - Nucleic Acids Research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
A 1969 report that described biochemical and activity properties of the three eukaryotic RNA
polymerases revealed Pol III as highly distinguishable, even before its transcripts were …