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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2013

Both endonucleolytic and exonucleolytic cleavage mediate ITS1 removal during human ribosomal RNA processing.

Katherine E Sloan, Sandy Mattijssen, Simon Lebaron, David Tollervey, Ger J M Pruijn, Nicholas J Watkins

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 106 papers.

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106 citing papers in PubMed, 160 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Katherine E SloanInstitute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK.
Sandy Mattijssen
Simon Lebaron
David Tollervey
Ger J M Pruijn
Nicholas J Watkins
Newcastle University · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBRadboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilWellcome Trust 077248Wellcome Trust 092076
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human ribosome production is up-regulated during tumorogenesis and is defective in many genetic diseases (ribosomopathies). We have undertaken a detailed analysis of human precursor ribosomal RNA (pre-rRNA) processing because surprisingly little is known about this important pathway. Processing in internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) is a key step that separates the rRNA components of the large and small ribosomal subunits. We report that this was initiated by endonuclease cleavage, which required large subunit biogenesis factors. This was followed by 3' to 5' exonucleolytic processing by RRP6 and the exosome, an enzyme complex not previously linked to ITS1 removal. In contrast, RNA interference-mediated knockdown of the endoribonuclease MRP did not result in a clear defect in ITS1 processing. Despite the apparently high evolutionary conservation of the pre-rRNA processing pathway and ribosome synthesis factors, each of these features of human ITS1 processing is distinct from those in budding yeast. These results also provide significant insight into the links between ribosomopathies and ribosome production in human cells.

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RNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalEndoribonucleasesExoribonucleasesExosome Multienzyme Ribonuclease ComplexHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansProteinsRibosomesRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalRNA InterferenceRNA PrecursorsRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSaccharomyces cerevisiaeBOP1 protein, humanEndoribonucleasesExoribonucleasesEXOSC10 protein, humanExosome Multienzyme Ribonuclease Complexmitochondrial RNA-processing endoribonucleaseProteinsRBM28 protein, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalRNA PrecursorsRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins

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PMID23439679
PMCPMC3587827
OpenAlexW2099814921

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