2016
Probing the mechanisms underlying human diseases in making ribosomes.
Farley KI, Baserga SJ. Probing the mechanisms underlying human diseases in making ribosomes. Biochemical Society Transactions 2016, 44: 1035-44. PMID: 27528749, PMCID: PMC5360156, DOI: 10.1042/bst20160064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBox C/D sRNA stem ends act as stabilizing anchors for box C/D di-sRNPs
Yip WS, Shigematsu H, Taylor DW, Baserga SJ. Box C/D sRNA stem ends act as stabilizing anchors for box C/D di-sRNPs. Nucleic Acids Research 2016, 44: 8976-8989. PMID: 27342279, PMCID: PMC5062973, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBox C/DArchaeal box C/D sRNPsBox C/D sRNAsBox C/D sRNPRibosomal RNA modificationsElectron microscopy modelCryo-EM reconstructionCellular organismsRibosome functionRNA modificationsSRNAsSRNPModification typesStructural techniquesEukaryaPotential interactionsStemArchaeaStructural analysisStem endClose proximityOrganismsNuclear magnetic resonance studiesCatalyseInteraction
2006
The nucleolar protein Esf2 interacts directly with the DExD/H box RNA helicase, Dbp8, to stimulate ATP hydrolysis
Granneman S, Lin C, Champion EA, Nandineni MR, Zorca C, Baserga SJ. The nucleolar protein Esf2 interacts directly with the DExD/H box RNA helicase, Dbp8, to stimulate ATP hydrolysis. Nucleic Acids Research 2006, 34: 3189-3199. PMID: 16772403, PMCID: PMC1483223, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl419.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
A nucleolar protein related to ribosomal protein L7 is required for an early step in large ribosomal subunit biogenesis
Dunbar D, Dragon F, Lee S, Baserga S. A nucleolar protein related to ribosomal protein L7 is required for an early step in large ribosomal subunit biogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2000, 97: 13027-13032. PMID: 11087857, PMCID: PMC27172, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.97.24.13027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleolar proteinsLarge ribosomal subunit biogenesisLarge ribosomal subunit RNARibosomal subunit biogenesisRNA-binding domainRibosomal subunit RNAPulse-chase labeling experimentsProcessing of precursorsRibosomal protein L7Subunit biogenesisExonucleolytic trimmingEssential genesRibosomal proteinsSpecificity factorMature rRNAPrecursor RNASpacer 2L7 proteinSubunit RNAEndonucleolytic cleavageProtein L7Extensive identityRRNAMajor substratePrimer extensionFibrillarin-associated Box C/D Small Nucleolar RNAs inTrypanosoma brucei SEQUENCE CONSERVATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR 2′-O-RIBOSE METHYLATION OF rRNA*
Dunbar D, Wormsley S, Lowe T, Baserga S. Fibrillarin-associated Box C/D Small Nucleolar RNAs inTrypanosoma brucei SEQUENCE CONSERVATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR 2′-O-RIBOSE METHYLATION OF rRNA*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2000, 275: 14767-14776. PMID: 10747997, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m001180200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneCloning, MolecularConserved SequenceDNA PrimersMethylationMolecular Sequence DataPrecipitin TestsRabbitsRiboseRNA, ProtozoanRNA, RibosomalRNA, Small NuclearSequence Homology, Amino AcidSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTrypanosoma brucei bruceiConceptsRibose methylationBox C/D snoRNAsMethylation guide snoRNAsSmall nucleolar RNAsAncient eukaryotesBrucei extractsComparative genomicsEarly eukaryotesGuide snoRNAsD snoRNAsFibrillarin proteinSequence conservationSnoRNA sequencesNucleolar RNAsNucleotides upstreamBox CBox DSnoRNAsT. bruceiCommon proteinsEukaryotesFibrillarinRNA 1MethylationRRNA
1997
Mpp10p, a U3 Small Nucleolar Ribonucleoprotein Component Required for Pre-18S rRNA Processing in Yeast
Dunbar D, Wormsley S, Agentis T, Baserga S. Mpp10p, a U3 Small Nucleolar Ribonucleoprotein Component Required for Pre-18S rRNA Processing in Yeast. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1997, 17: 5803-5812. PMID: 9315638, PMCID: PMC232428, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.17.10.5803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibodiesCloning, MolecularEscherichia coliGenes, FungalHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightPhosphoproteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA PrecursorsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpores, FungalConceptsYeast proteinsU3 snoRNPProtein componentsU3 small nucleolar ribonucleoproteinNovel protein componentsPre-rRNA processingSmall nucleolar ribonucleoproteinS. cerevisiae cellsSpecific protein componentsPulse-chase analysisMitotic phosphorylationRibosome biogenesisEssential genesMpp10pYeast SaccharomycesNovel proteinU3 snoRNARRNA precursorNucleolar ribonucleoproteinSites A0Tetrad analysisHuman proteinsNull allelesCerevisiae cellsGenBank search
1996
The U18 snRNA is not essential for pre-rRNA processing in Xenopus laevis.
Dunbar D, Ware V, Baserga S. The U18 snRNA is not essential for pre-rRNA processing in Xenopus laevis. RNA 1996, 2: 324-33. PMID: 8634913, PMCID: PMC1369375.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Three pseudogenes for human U13 snRNA belong to class III
Baserga S, Yang X, Steitz J. Three pseudogenes for human U13 snRNA belong to class III. Gene 1991, 107: 347-348. PMID: 1748306, DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(91)90340-h.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Polyadenylation of a human mitochondrial ribosomal RNA transcript detected by molecular cloning
Baserga S, Linnenbach A, Malcolm S, Ghosh P, Malcolm A, Takeshita K, Forget B, Benz E. Polyadenylation of a human mitochondrial ribosomal RNA transcript detected by molecular cloning. Gene 1985, 35: 305-312. PMID: 4043734, DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(85)90009-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell LineHumansLeukemiaMitochondriaPoly ARNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Ribosomal