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ArticleNucleic acids research2014

Functional characterization of C. elegans Y-box-binding proteins reveals tissue-specific functions and a critical role in the formation of polysomes.

Andreas Arnold, Md Masuder Rahman, Man Chun Lee, Sandra Muehlhaeusser, Iskra Katic, Dimos Gaidatzis, Daniel Hess, Claudia Scheckel, Jane E Wright, Attila Stetak and 2 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Andreas ArnoldFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4058, Switzerland University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland.
Md Masuder RahmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Man Chun LeeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Sandra MuehlhaeusserFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4058, Switzerland.
Iskra KaticFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4058, Switzerland.
Dimos GaidatzisFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4058, Switzerland Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.
Daniel HessFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4058, Switzerland.
Claudia ScheckelFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4058, Switzerland University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland.
Jane E WrightFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4058, Switzerland.
Attila StetakDepartment of Neuroscience, Biozentrum/Pharmazentrum, Basel 4046, Switzerland.
Peter R BoagDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Rafal CioskFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel 4058, Switzerland rafal.ciosk@fmi.ch.
Friedrich Miescher Institute · CHMonash University · AUUniversity of Basel · CHSIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cold shock domain is one of the most highly conserved motifs between bacteria and higher eukaryotes. Y-box-binding proteins represent a subfamily of cold shock domain proteins with pleiotropic functions, ranging from transcription in the nucleus to translation in the cytoplasm. These proteins have been investigated in all major model organisms except Caenorhabditis elegans. In this study, we set out to fill this gap and present a functional characterization of CEYs, the C. elegans Y-box-binding proteins. We find that, similar to other organisms, CEYs are essential for proper gametogenesis. However, we also report a novel function of these proteins in the formation of large polysomes in the soma. In the absence of the somatic CEYs, polysomes are dramatically reduced with a simultaneous increase in monosomes and disomes, which, unexpectedly, has no obvious impact on animal biology. Because transcripts that are enriched in polysomes in wild-type animals tend to be less abundant in the absence of CEYs, our findings suggest that large polysomes might depend on transcript stabilization mediated by CEY proteins.

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AnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCytoplasmPolyribosomesProtein BiosynthesisRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerCaenorhabditis elegans Proteinsmessenger ribonucleoproteinRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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