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ReviewRNA (New York, N.Y.)2010

Of proteins and RNA: the RNase P/MRP family.

Olga Esakova, Andrey S Krasilnikov

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Review in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 131 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
131citing papers in PubMed
7.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

131 citing papers in PubMed, 223 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Coevolution of RNase P and the ribosome.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  7. RNase MRP subunit composition and role in 40S ribosome biogenesis.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2026
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  8. Archaeal RNA processing and regulation: expanding the functional landscape.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
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  14. Molecular determinants of RNase MRP specificity and function.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  19. RNase P: Beyond Precursor tRNA Processing.Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics · 2024
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71 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Olga EsakovaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
Andrey S Krasilnikov
Pennsylvania State University · US

Funding

Proteins in RNA-Based EnzymesR01GM085149 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI KRASILNIKOV, ANDREY S. · 2008 to 2017
$2.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM085149NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM085149
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear ribonuclease (RNase) P is a ubiquitous essential ribonucleoprotein complex, one of only two known RNA-based enzymes found in all three domains of life. The RNA component is the catalytic moiety of RNases P across all phylogenetic domains; it contains a well-conserved core, whereas peripheral structural elements are diverse. RNA components of eukaryotic RNases P tend to be less complex than their bacterial counterparts, a simplification that is accompanied by a dramatic reduction of their catalytic ability in the absence of protein. The size and complexity of the protein moieties increase dramatically from bacterial to archaeal to eukaryotic enzymes, apparently reflecting the delegation of some structural functions from RNA to proteins and, perhaps, in response to the increased complexity of the cellular environment in the more evolutionarily advanced organisms; the reasons for the increased dependence on proteins are not clear. We review current information on RNase P and the closely related universal eukaryotic enzyme RNase MRP, focusing on their functions and structural organization.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacteriaEndoribonucleasesEvolution, MolecularHumansRibonuclease PRibonucleoproteinsEndoribonucleasesmitochondrial RNA-processing endoribonucleaseRibonuclease PRibonucleoproteins

Identifiers

PMID20627997
PMCPMC2924533
OpenAlexW2036480824

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