2018
Bacterial Y RNAs: Gates, Tethers, and tRNA Mimics
Sim S, Wolin S. Bacterial Y RNAs: Gates, Tethers, and tRNA Mimics. 2018, 369-381. DOI: 10.1128/9781683670247.ch21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchY RNAsBacterial Y RNAsRing-shaped proteinSubset of bacteriaCharacterized organismsProtein partnersNoncoding RNAsTRNA mimicAnimal cellsHomology searchHuman RNAHuman cellsRNANucleotidesImportant targetBacteriaSystemic autoimmune rheumatic diseasesAutoimmune rheumatic diseasesSystemic lupus erythematosusCellsRNAsOrganismsSpeciesProteinLupus erythematosus
2014
Bacterial noncoding Y RNAs are widespread and mimic tRNAs
Chen X, Sim S, Wurtmann EJ, Feke A, Wolin SL. Bacterial noncoding Y RNAs are widespread and mimic tRNAs. RNA 2014, 20: 1715-1724. PMID: 25232022, PMCID: PMC4201824, DOI: 10.1261/rna.047241.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsY RNAsStructured RNA degradationRing-shaped proteinNoncoding Y RNAsBacterial physiologyAnimal cellsNucleotide modificationsDeinococcus radioduransPhage speciesRNA degradationTRNARo60 autoantigenRNAOrthologsNcRNAsSpeciesBacteriaExoribonucleaseRNAsRadioduransProteinRo60EnzymePhysiologyPhosphorylase
2013
An RNA Degradation Machine Sculpted by Ro Autoantigen and Noncoding RNA
Chen X, Taylor DW, Fowler CC, Galan JE, Wang HW, Wolin SL. An RNA Degradation Machine Sculpted by Ro Autoantigen and Noncoding RNA. Cell 2013, 153: 166-177. PMID: 23540697, PMCID: PMC3646564, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.02.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA degradation machineDegradation machineY RNAsSingle-particle electron microscopyRing-shaped proteinRibosomal RNA maturationExoribonuclease polynucleotide phosphorylaseRo autoantigenNcRNAs actRRNA decayRNA maturationProtein cofactorsNoncoding RNAsSubstrate specificityDeinococcus radioduransStructured RNAsPolynucleotide phosphorylaseBiochemical assaysRNAOrthologsNcRNAPNPaseProteinSalmonella typhimuriumAtomic model
2011
The zipcode-binding protein ZBP1 influences the subcellular location of the Ro 60-kDa autoantigen and the noncoding Y3 RNA
Sim S, Yao J, Weinberg DE, Niessen S, Yates JR, Wolin SL. The zipcode-binding protein ZBP1 influences the subcellular location of the Ro 60-kDa autoantigen and the noncoding Y3 RNA. RNA 2011, 18: 100-110. PMID: 22114317, PMCID: PMC3261732, DOI: 10.1261/rna.029207.111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsY3 RNASubcellular locationCRM1 inhibitor leptomycin B.RNA-binding proteinExport signalVertebrate nucleiVertebrate cellsY RNAsRNA bindingLeptomycin B.Nuclear exportSubcellular localizationNoncoding RNAsRNA complexZBP1Ro proteinCellular componentsRNACytoplasmProteinNucleusCRM1Complex increasesExportUV irradiation
2008
Running Rings Around RNA: The role of Ro RNPs in RNA maturation and decay
Wolin S. Running Rings Around RNA: The role of Ro RNPs in RNA maturation and decay. The FASEB Journal 2008, 22: 527.3-527.3. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.527.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchY RNAsRNA bindsAnimal cellsRNA binding proteinRNA quality controlY-RNAsRo RNPsRNA maturationVertebrate cellsSmall RNAsCertain prokaryotesMammalian cellsD. radioduransLikely functionsStructured RNAsRunning ringsHelical portionBinding proteinRNABiochemical studiesEfficient maturationCentral cavityBacteriaProteinBinds
1998
Binding of the 60-kDa Ro autoantigen to Y RNAs: evidence for recognition in the major groove of a conserved helix.
Green C, Long K, Shi H, Wolin S. Binding of the 60-kDa Ro autoantigen to Y RNAs: evidence for recognition in the major groove of a conserved helix. RNA 1998, 4: 750-65. PMID: 9671049, PMCID: PMC1369656, DOI: 10.1017/s1355838298971667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsY RNAsSpecific base pairsRo proteinRRNA precursorConserved helixMajor grooveBase pairsSmall cytoplasmic RNAThree-nucleotide bulgeProtein side chainsProtein bindsCytoplasmic RNARNA sequencesProtein recognitionRNAXenopus oocytesProteinHelixRo autoantigenDistinct classesDiethyl pyrocarbonateProtein bindingStructural alterationsSide chainsDimethyl sulfate
1996
A misfolded form of 5S rRNA is complexed with the Ro and La autoantigens.
Shi H, O'Brien C, Van Horn D, Wolin S. A misfolded form of 5S rRNA is complexed with the Ro and La autoantigens. RNA 1996, 2: 769-84. PMID: 8752087, PMCID: PMC1369414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRRNA precursorRo proteinAlternative helixQuality control pathwaysYeast Saccharomyces cerevisiaeSmall cytoplasmic RNAProtein-protein interactionsOligonucleotide-directed RNase H cleavageWild-type precursorRRNA biosynthesisY RNAsSecondary structure determinantsMutant RNAsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeLa proteinControl pathwaysCytoplasmic RNANuclease digestionInternal mutationsRRNARNAXenopus oocytesProteinSimilar sequencesRo autoantigen
1995
A perinucleolar compartment contains several RNA polymerase III transcripts as well as the polypyrimidine tract-binding protein, hnRNP I.
Matera A, Frey M, Margelot K, Wolin S. A perinucleolar compartment contains several RNA polymerase III transcripts as well as the polypyrimidine tract-binding protein, hnRNP I. Journal Of Cell Biology 1995, 129: 1181-1193. PMID: 7539809, PMCID: PMC2120477, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.129.5.1181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsY RNAsPol III transcriptsPerinucleolar compartmentHnRNP I/PTBRNA polymerase III transcriptsGenomic DNA clonesPolypyrimidine tract-binding proteinHuman Y RNAsRNA polymerase IIIPolymerase III transcriptsTract-binding proteinRNase MRPRo RNPsNuclear subdomainsTranscription sitesNucleolar peripheryRNase PSubcellular organizationDNA clonesPolymerase IIIRNA componentGene locusMacromolecular assembliesRNATranscriptsCaenorhabditis elegans embryos contain only one major species of Ro RNP.
Van Horn D, Eisenberg D, O'Brien C, Wolin S. Caenorhabditis elegans embryos contain only one major species of Ro RNP. RNA 1995, 1: 293-303. PMID: 7489501, PMCID: PMC1369082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsY RNAsRo proteinRo RNPsC. elegans proteinsRNA recognition motifHuman Y RNAsN-terminal extensionPyrimidine-rich internal loopRo autoantigenRNP functionVertebrate proteinsDiscard pathwayVertebrate cellsC. elegansInvertebrate speciesNematode CaenorhabditisVertebrate speciesProtein functionHuman proteinsRNA biosynthesisDefective precursorsRecognition motifRNA moleculesGenetic analysisRNA
1993
Xenopus Ro ribonucleoproteins: members of an evolutionarily conserved class of cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteins.
O'Brien C, Margelot K, Wolin S. Xenopus Ro ribonucleoproteins: members of an evolutionarily conserved class of cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteins. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 7250-7254. PMID: 7688474, PMCID: PMC47114, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.15.7250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsY RNAsRo proteinSmall ribonucleoproteinHuman Y RNAsSmall RNA moleculesXenopus egg extractsAmino acid sequenceY-RNAsHY3 RNAsVertebrate speciesMammalian cellsRo RNPsSubcellular locationRNA componentCytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinHY5 RNAAdditional proteinsRNA moleculesAcid sequenceHuman RNAEgg extractsEntire proteinConserved stemOocyte cytoplasmRibonucleoprotein