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
2016
Messenger RNA modifications: Form, distribution, and function
Gilbert WV, Bell TA, Schaening C. Messenger RNA modifications: Form, distribution, and function. Science 2016, 352: 1408-1412. PMID: 27313037, PMCID: PMC5094196, DOI: 10.1126/science.aad8711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable noncoding RNAsMRNA target siteOrganismal phenotypesDevelopmental regulatorsNoncoding RNAsMRNA modificationMolecular consequencesMessenger RNAMolecular effectsRNATarget siteRecent technical advancesDistinct modificationsSparse modificationEpitranscriptomeSplicingMethyladenosineRegulatorSpeciesTechnical advancesModificationPhenotypeRegulationFunctionCells