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ReviewRNA biology2014

RNA binding by Hfq and ring-forming (L)Sm proteins: a trade-off between optimal sequence readout and RNA backbone conformation.

Oliver Weichenrieder

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Review in RNA biology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. RNA-Binding Proteins in Dinoflagellates.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  3. Tevenvirinae phages encode a family of LSm-like fold proteins.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2025
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  14. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019
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  15. Proteins That Chaperone RNA Regulation.Microbiology spectrum · 2018
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  16. Hfq chaperone brings speed dating to bacterial sRNA.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. RNA · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Oliver WeichenriederDepartment of Biochemistry; Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology; Tübingen, Germany.
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The eukaryotic Sm and the Sm-like (LSm) proteins form a large family that includes LSm proteins in archaea and the Hfq proteins in bacteria. Commonly referred to as the (L)Sm protein family, the various members play important roles in RNA processing, decay, and riboregulation. Particularly interesting from a structural point of view is their ability to assemble into doughnut-shaped rings, which allows them to bind preferentially the uridine-rich 3'-end of RNA oligonucleotides. With an emphasis on Hfq, this review compares the RNA-binding properties of the various (L)Sm rings that were recently co-crystallized with RNA substrates, and it discusses how these properties relate to physiological function.

Indexed as

Base CompositionBinding SitesConserved SequenceGene Expression RegulationHost Factor 1 ProteinNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingProtein Interaction Domains and MotifsRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Small UntranslatedHost Factor 1 ProteinRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Small UntranslatedHfqLSm1LSm8riboregulationRNA 3′-end recognitionRNA chaperoneRNA deadenylationSmsRNA

Identifiers

PMID24828406
PMCPMC4152361
OpenAlexW2333911605

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