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Latent TGF-β binding protein 3 identifies a second heart field in zebrafish
Zhou Y, Cashman TJ, Nevis KR, Obregon P, Carney SA, Liu Y, Gu A, Mosimann C, Sondalle S, Peterson RE, Heideman W, Burns CE, Burns CG. Latent TGF-β binding protein 3 identifies a second heart field in zebrafish. Nature 2011, 474: 645-648. PMID: 21623370, PMCID: PMC3319150, DOI: 10.1038/nature10094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Ribosome Biogenesis Factor Nol11 Is Required for Optimal rDNA Transcription and Craniofacial Development in Xenopus
Griffin JN, Sondalle SB, del Viso F, Baserga SJ, Khokha MK. The Ribosome Biogenesis Factor Nol11 Is Required for Optimal rDNA Transcription and Craniofacial Development in Xenopus. PLOS Genetics 2015, 11: e1005018. PMID: 25756904, PMCID: PMC4354908, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCranial neural crestCraniofacial developmentRibosome biogenesisRibosome biogenesis proteinsRibosome biogenesis defectsProduction of ribosomesPre-rRNA transcriptionHuman tissue culture cellsMulticellular organismsTissue culture cellsBiogenesis proteinsRDNA transcriptionBiogenesis defectsCraniofacial cartilageRRNA transcriptionNucleolar proteinsP53 rescueNeural crestCell survivalTranscriptionSkeletal phenotypeCulture cellsCritical functionsRibosomopathiesBiogenesisRibosomes Need Straight A’s to Sleep
Sondalle SB, Baserga SJ. Ribosomes Need Straight A’s to Sleep. Cell 2017, 169: 565-567. PMID: 28475888, PMCID: PMC5640166, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.04.019.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersRPSA, a candidate gene for isolated congenital asplenia, is required for pre-rRNA processing and spleen formation in Xenopus
Griffin JN, Sondalle SB, Robson A, Mis EK, Griffin G, Kulkarni SS, Deniz E, Baserga SJ, Khokha MK. RPSA, a candidate gene for isolated congenital asplenia, is required for pre-rRNA processing and spleen formation in Xenopus. Development 2018, 145: dev166181. PMID: 30337486, PMCID: PMC6215398, DOI: 10.1242/dev.166181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-rRNA processingSmall ribosomal subunitCommon disease-associated mutationDisease-associated mutationsRpsA mRNARibosome biogenesisRibosome productionRibosome functionRibosomal subunitCandidate genesHuman mRNAsProtein componentsImpairs expressionSpleen developmentMolecular patterningRPSASpleen anlageMutationsXenopusGenesFirst animal modelUniversal requirementMRNAThe pre-rRNA processing factor DEF is rate limiting for the pathogenesis of MYCN-driven neuroblastoma
Tao T, Sondalle SB, Shi H, Zhu S, Perez-Atayde AR, Peng J, Baserga SJ, Look AT. The pre-rRNA processing factor DEF is rate limiting for the pathogenesis of MYCN-driven neuroblastoma. Oncogene 2017, 36: 3852-3867. PMID: 28263972, PMCID: PMC5501763, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigestive organ expansion factorSmall ribosomal subunitPeripheral sympathetic nervous systemPre-ribosomal RNA processingTransgenic zebrafish modelOverexpression of MYCNNeuroblastoma cellsRibosome biogenesisSSU processomeNucleolar factorsRNA processingSympathetic nervous systemRibosomal subunitZebrafish modelHuman neuroblastoma cell lineTumor growth rateHuman neuroblastoma cellsNeuroblastoma cell linesNovel siteZebrafishCell linesNervous systemHuman neuroblastomaDisease penetranceNeuroblastoma
2016
The Contributions of the Ribosome Biogenesis Protein Utp5/WDR43 to Craniofacial Development
Sondalle SB, Baserga SJ, Yelick PC. The Contributions of the Ribosome Biogenesis Protein Utp5/WDR43 to Craniofacial Development. Journal Of Dental Research 2016, 95: 1214-1220. PMID: 27221611, PMCID: PMC5076753, DOI: 10.1177/0022034516651077.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRibosomal proteinsCraniofacial developmentRibosome biogenesis proteinsRibosomal protein functionHuman craniofacial developmentTissue-specific defectsDiverse cell typesHuman ribosomopathiesBiogenesis proteinsTranslational machineryProtein functionDistinct functionsTranslational mechanismsTissue differentiationCell typesWDR43Global defectsProteinExciting researchSurprising similaritiesUnderstanding of rolesRibosomopathiesBiogenesisMachineryMutations