2011
An intrinsically disordered C terminus allows the La protein to assist the biogenesis of diverse noncoding RNA precursors
Kucera NJ, Hodsdon ME, Wolin SL. An intrinsically disordered C terminus allows the La protein to assist the biogenesis of diverse noncoding RNA precursors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 1308-1313. PMID: 21212361, PMCID: PMC3029687, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1017085108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnticodonChymotrypsinElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayImmunoblottingModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA PrecursorsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalRNA, RibosomalRNA, Small NuclearRNA, TransferRNA, UntranslatedSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidTrypsin
2006
Molecular Chaperones and Quality Control in Noncoding RNA Biogenesis
WOLIN S, WURTMANN E. Molecular Chaperones and Quality Control in Noncoding RNA Biogenesis. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia On Quantitative Biology 2006, 71: 505-511. PMID: 17381333, DOI: 10.1101/sqb.2006.71.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA quality controlNoncoding RNAsMolecular chaperonesSm-like protein HfqQuality control pathwaysRNA biogenesisProtein HfqCorrect foldingEfficient foldingAnimal cellsExonucleolytic degradationLikely functionsLa proteinControl pathwaysQuality control systemRo proteinRNACertain bacteriaProteinChaperonesCritical roleFoldingFunctional structureBacteriaQuality control
2001
Phosphorylation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae La protein does not appear to be required for its functions in tRNA maturation and nascent RNA stabilization.
Long K, Cedervall T, Walch-Solimena C, Noe D, Huddleston M, Annan R, Wolin S. Phosphorylation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae La protein does not appear to be required for its functions in tRNA maturation and nascent RNA stabilization. RNA 2001, 7: 1589-602. PMID: 11720288, PMCID: PMC1370201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAutoantigensBinding SitesCell NucleolusCell NucleusFungal ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPeptide MappingPhosphorylationProtein IsoformsRibonucleoproteinsRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNARNA StabilityRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalRNA, TransferSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsConceptsLa proteinAbundant nuclear phosphoproteinRNA polymerase III transcriptsS. cerevisiae proteinTwo-dimensional gel electrophoresisRole of phosphorylationPolymerase III transcriptsCerevisiae proteinsNascent RNANascent transcriptsS. pombeSchizosaccharomyces pombeLhp1pPhosphorylation sitesYeast SaccharomycesProtein functionMutant versionSubcellular locationFirst proteinHuman proteinsNuclear phosphoproteinExonucleolytic degradationSerine phosphorylationPhosphorylation statusRNA stabilization
2000
U snRNP assembly in yeast involves the La protein
Xue D, Rubinson D, Pannone B, Yoo C, Wolin S. U snRNP assembly in yeast involves the La protein. The EMBO Journal 2000, 19: 1650-1660. PMID: 10747032, PMCID: PMC310233, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.7.1650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceDNA PrimersFungal ProteinsGenes, FungalMutationProtein BindingRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearRibonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA PrecursorsRNA StabilityRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSpliceosomesConceptsU4 RNALa proteinU4/U6 snRNPLa autoantigen bindsU snRNP assemblyRNA polymerase III transcriptsU4/U6 snRNPsRNA polymerase IIPolymerase III transcriptsEukaryotic nucleusSnRNP assemblySpliceosomal snRNPsSm proteinsU5 snRNPsMature RNAPolymerase IIU5 RNALhp1pU6 snRNPMutant cellsU6 snRNPsPermissive temperatureYeast cellsSnRNPsRNA
1999
Saccharomyces cerevisiae telomerase is an Sm small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle
Seto A, Zaug A, Sobel S, Wolin S, Cech T. Saccharomyces cerevisiae telomerase is an Sm small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle. Nature 1999, 401: 177-180. PMID: 10490028, DOI: 10.1038/43694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSm proteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae telomeraseNuclear messenger RNASmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein particleRNA polymerase IISmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinNuclear ribonucleoprotein particleTrimethylguanosine capPolymerase IIRNA processingTelomerase RNAEnzyme telomeraseNuclear ribonucleoproteinRibonucleoprotein particleProtein subunitsMessenger RNATelomeraseTelomerase activityRNAProteinEukaryotesSnRNPsYeast extractRibonucleoproteinChromosomes
1998
A role for the yeast La protein in U6 snRNP assembly: evidence that the La protein is a molecular chaperone for RNA polymerase III transcripts
Pannone B, Xue D, Wolin S. A role for the yeast La protein in U6 snRNP assembly: evidence that the La protein is a molecular chaperone for RNA polymerase III transcripts. The EMBO Journal 1998, 17: 7442-7453. PMID: 9857199, PMCID: PMC1171088, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.24.7442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAutoantigensFungal ProteinsGene DosageMolecular ChaperonesMolecular Sequence DataMutationN-Terminal Acetyltransferase CRibonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteinsRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA Polymerase IIIRNA PrecursorsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSnRNP Core ProteinsConceptsU6 snRNP assemblyPolymerase III transcriptsRNA polymerase III transcriptsSnRNP assemblyU6 snRNPLa proteinMolecular chaperonesYeast La proteinSm-like proteinsCore Sm proteinsFamily of proteinsSm proteinsU5 snRNPsU6 RNALhp1pFirst proteinPolymerase IIILa autoantigenNovel componentYeast cellsSnRNPEarly stepsLsm8pProteinTranscripts
1997
The La protein in Schizosaccharomyces pombe: a conserved yet dispensable phosphoprotein that functions in tRNA maturation.
Van Horn D, Yoo C, Xue D, Shi H, Wolin S. The La protein in Schizosaccharomyces pombe: a conserved yet dispensable phosphoprotein that functions in tRNA maturation. RNA 1997, 3: 1434-43. PMID: 9404894, PMCID: PMC1369584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAutoantigensCarrier ProteinsCytoskeletal ProteinsFungal ProteinsHumansMolecular Sequence DataPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRestriction MappingRibonucleoproteinsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalRNA, TransferSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSchizosaccharomycesSequence Homology, Amino AcidConceptsLa proteinAbundant nuclear phosphoproteinRNA polymerase III transcriptsFission yeast SchizosaccharomycesPre-tRNA maturationS. pombe cellsPolymerase III transcriptsWild-type cellsHuman La proteinYeast SchizosaccharomycesS. pombePombe cellsYeast SaccharomycesTRNA precursorsNuclear phosphoproteinPattern of tRNAS. cerevisiaeLa autoantigenTRNAProteinSchizosaccharomycesPhosphoproteinYeastExhibit alterationsMaturation