2024
RluA is the major mRNA pseudouridine synthase in Escherichia coli
Schaening-Burgos C, LeBlanc H, Fagre C, Li G, Gilbert W. RluA is the major mRNA pseudouridine synthase in Escherichia coli. PLOS Genetics 2024, 20: e1011100. PMID: 39241085, PMCID: PMC11421799, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudouridine synthasesHigh-confidence sitesMRNA-modifying enzymesE. coli mRNAsStructure probing dataIdentified target sitesTarget siteDiverse eukaryotesBacterial mRNAsRNA modificationsRluAEscherichia coliSecondary structureE. coliTRNAPseudouridineRRNAStructural motifsMRNAModification capacityRecognition elementsSynthaseRNASequenceEukaryotes
2020
Regulation and Function of RNA Pseudouridylation in Human Cells
Borchardt EK, Martinez NM, Gilbert WV. Regulation and Function of RNA Pseudouridylation in Human Cells. Annual Review Of Genetics 2020, 54: 1-28. PMID: 32870730, PMCID: PMC8007080, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-112618-043830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA pseudouridylationHuman cellsRNA-binding proteinDistinct RNA sequencesMRNA pseudouridylationPseudouridine synthasesMolecular functionsRNA metabolismPseudouridylationGene expressionRNA conformationRNA targetsProtein productionRNA sequencesMessenger RNADiverse classRNATherapeutic mRNAWidespread effectsDestabilizing interactionsCellsRecent advancesSplicingSynthasesPotential effects
2019
mRNA structure determines modification by pseudouridine synthase 1
Carlile TM, Martinez NM, Schaening C, Su A, Bell TA, Zinshteyn B, Gilbert WV. mRNA structure determines modification by pseudouridine synthase 1. Nature Chemical Biology 2019, 15: 966-974. PMID: 31477916, PMCID: PMC6764900, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-019-0353-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA target recognitionMRNA pseudouridylationMRNA targetsPost-transcriptional RNA modificationsRational mutational analysisRNA-protein interactionsPseudouridine synthase 1High-throughput kinetic analysisRNA structural motifsPseudouridine synthasePseudouridine synthasesRNA pseudouridylationRNA modificationsPseudouridylationMRNA structureRNA-RNAMutational analysisGene expressionRNA structurePredominant mRNAStructural context informationSynthase 1Specific sequencesComputational predictionsStructural motifs