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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 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
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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