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, FungalRNA, RibosomalRNA, Small NuclearRNA, TransferRNA, UntranslatedRNA-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces 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
Multiple Functional Interactions Between Components of the Lsm2-Lsm8 Complex, U6 snRNA, and the Yeast La Protein
Pannone B, Do Kim S, Noe D, Wolin S. Multiple Functional Interactions Between Components of the Lsm2-Lsm8 Complex, U6 snRNA, and the Yeast La Protein. Genetics 2001, 158: 187-196. PMID: 11333229, PMCID: PMC1461625, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/158.1.187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU6 snRNALa proteinLow copy suppressorU6 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinYeast La proteinSm-like proteinsFunctional interactionOnly essential functionU6 snRNA genesSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinMultiple functional interactionsLsm geneRNA biogenesisLsm proteinsSnRNA genesEukaryotic spliceosomeSmall RNAsSm motifsAbundant phosphoproteinLsm8pU6 snRNPsFirst proteinNuclear ribonucleoproteinLhp1pSnRNA
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, FungalRNA-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces 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
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, FungalRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces 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 stepsLsm8pProteinTranscriptsBinding 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
1997
The Yeast La Protein Is Required for the 3′ Endonucleolytic Cleavage That Matures tRNA Precursors
Yoo C, Wolin S. The Yeast La Protein Is Required for the 3′ Endonucleolytic Cleavage That Matures tRNA Precursors. Cell 1997, 89: 393-402. PMID: 9150139, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80220-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutoantigensBase CompositionCell DivisionEndonucleasesExonucleasesFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicGene Expression Regulation, FungalMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid ConformationRibonucleoproteinsRNA PrecursorsRNA, Transfer, SerRNA-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTranscription FactorsConceptsTrailer sequencesEndonucleolytic cleavageLa autoantigen bindsYeast La proteinPolymerase III transcriptsS. cerevisiae cellsEndonucleolytic removalLhp1pTRNA precursorsLa proteinCerevisiae cellsAnticodon stemSecond mutationMutationsCellsCleavageTranscriptsProteinBindsSequenceMaturationStemConformation