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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

Methylation guide RNA evolution in archaea: structure, function and genomic organization of 110 C/D box sRNA families across six Pyrobaculum species.

Lauren M Lui, Andrew V Uzilov, David L Bernick, Andrea Corredor, Todd M Lowe, Patrick P Dennis

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Archaeal RNA processing and regulation: expanding the functional landscape.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
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  4. A novelProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lauren M LuiDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Andrew V UzilovDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
David L BernickDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Andrea CorredorDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Todd M LoweDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.
Patrick P DennisDepartment of Biology, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA 99362, USA.
University of California, Santa Cruz · USWhitman College · US

Funding

Predoctoral Bioinformatics Training at UCSCT32GM070386 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI HUGHEY, RICHARD · 2004 to 2008
$652k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM070386
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Archaeal homologs of eukaryotic C/D box small nucleolar RNAs (C/D box sRNAs) guide precise 2'-O-methyl modification of ribosomal and transfer RNAs. Although C/D box sRNA genes constitute one of the largest RNA gene families in archaeal thermophiles, most genomes have incomplete sRNA gene annotation because reliable, fully automated detection methods are not available. We expanded and curated a comprehensive gene set across six species of the crenarchaeal genus Pyrobaculum, particularly rich in C/D box sRNA genes. Using high-throughput small RNA sequencing, specialized computational searches and comparative genomics, we analyzed 526 Pyrobaculum C/D box sRNAs, organizing them into 110 families based on synteny and conservation of guide sequences which determine methylation targets. We examined gene duplications and rearrangements, including one family that has expanded in a pattern similar to retrotransposed repetitive elements in eukaryotes. New training data and inclusion of kink-turn secondary structural features enabled creation of an improved search model. Our analyses provide the most comprehensive, dynamic view of C/D box sRNA evolutionary history within a genus, in terms of modification function, feature plasticity, and gene mobility.

Indexed as

Evolution, MolecularArchaeal ProteinsBase Pair MismatchGenes, DuplicateGenomicsMethylationMultigene FamilyPyrobaculumRNA, ArchaealRNA, RibosomalRNA, Small NucleolarRNA, TransferRNA, UntranslatedSequence AlignmentArchaeal ProteinsRNA, ArchaealRNA, RibosomalRNA, Small NucleolarRNA, TransferRNA, Untranslated

Identifiers

PMID29771354
PMCPMC6009581
OpenAlexW2809395491

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