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ArticleCell2017

Visualizing the Assembly Pathway of Nucleolar Pre-60S Ribosomes.

Lukas Kater, Matthias Thoms, Clara Barrio-Garcia, Jingdong Cheng, Sherif Ismail, Yasar Luqman Ahmed, Gert Bange, Dieter Kressler, Otto Berninghausen, Irmgard Sinning and 2 more

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Article in Cell, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 138 papers.

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138citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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138 citing papers in PubMed, 193 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lukas KaterGene Center Munich and Center of Integrated Protein Science-Munich (CiPS-M), Department of Biochemistry, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25, University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Matthias ThomsBiochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Clara Barrio-GarciaGene Center Munich and Center of Integrated Protein Science-Munich (CiPS-M), Department of Biochemistry, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25, University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Jingdong ChengGene Center Munich and Center of Integrated Protein Science-Munich (CiPS-M), Department of Biochemistry, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25, University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Sherif IsmailBiochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Yasar Luqman AhmedBiochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Gert BangeBiochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Dieter KresslerBiochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Otto BerninghausenGene Center Munich and Center of Integrated Protein Science-Munich (CiPS-M), Department of Biochemistry, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25, University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Irmgard SinningBiochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Ed HurtBiochemie-Zentrum der Universität Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Roland BeckmannGene Center Munich and Center of Integrated Protein Science-Munich (CiPS-M), Department of Biochemistry, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25, University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany. Electronic address: beckmann@lmb.uni-muenchen.de.
Heidelberg University · DECenter for Integrated Protein Science Munich · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic 60S ribosomal subunits are comprised of three rRNAs and ∼50 ribosomal proteins. The initial steps of their formation take place in the nucleolus, but, owing to a lack of structural information, this process is poorly understood. Using cryo-EM, we solved structures of early 60S biogenesis intermediates at 3.3 Å to 4.5 Å resolution, thereby providing insights into their sequential folding and assembly pathway. Besides revealing distinct immature rRNA conformations, we map 25 assembly factors in six different assembly states. Notably, the Nsa1-Rrp1-Rpf1-Mak16 module stabilizes the solvent side of the 60S subunit, and the Erb1-Ytm1-Nop7 complex organizes and connects through Erb1's meandering N-terminal extension, eight assembly factors, three ribosomal proteins, and three 25S rRNA domains. Our structural snapshots reveal the order of integration and compaction of the six major 60S domains within early nucleolar 60S particles developing stepwise from the solvent side around the exit tunnel to the central protuberance.

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Organelle BiogenesisChaetomiumCryoelectron MicroscopyMetabolic Networks and PathwaysModels, MolecularRibonucleoproteinsRibosome Subunits, Large, EukaryoticRNA FoldingRibonucleoproteinsassemblycryo-electron microscopyErb1large subunit assemblyNsa1nucleoluspre-60Sribosomeribosome biogenesis

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