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ArticleNucleic acids research2022

Early rRNA processing is a stress-dependent regulatory event whose inhibition maintains nucleolar integrity.

Witold Szaflarski, Marta Leśniczak-Staszak, Mateusz Sowiński, Sandeep Ojha, Anaïs Aulas, Dhwani Dave, Sulochan Malla, Paul Anderson, Pavel Ivanov, Shawn M Lyons

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Witold SzaflarskiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Marta Leśniczak-StaszakDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Mateusz SowińskiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
Sandeep OjhaDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2606-3208
Anaïs AulasPredictive Oncology Laboratory, Cancer Research Center of Marseille (CRCM), Inserm U1068, CNRS UMR7258, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
Dhwani DaveDivision of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Sulochan MallaDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Paul AndersonDivision of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Pavel IvanovDivision of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7986-7760
Shawn M LyonsDepartment of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2289-6392
Boston University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USPoznan University of Medical Sciences · PLCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FR

Funding

Cellular Stress Response MechanismsR35GM126901 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ANDERSON, PAUL J. · 2018 to 2022
$2.9M
Biology of RNA G-quadruplexesR01GM126150 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI IVANOV, PAVEL · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
tRNA-derived stress-induced RNAs and translational controlR01GM146997 · NIGMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI IVANOV, PAVEL · 2022 to 2025
$1.6M
Regulation of Ribosome Biogenesis During StressR00GM124458 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI LYONS, SHAWN M · 2020 to 2022
$734k
NIGMS NIH HHS R00 GM124458NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM126150NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM146997NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM126901
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The production of ribosomes is an energy-intensive process owing to the intricacy of these massive macromolecular machines. Each human ribosome contains 80 ribosomal proteins and four non-coding RNAs. Accurate assembly requires precise regulation of protein and RNA subunits. In response to stress, the integrated stress response (ISR) rapidly inhibits global translation. How rRNA is coordinately regulated with the rapid inhibition of ribosomal protein synthesis is not known. Here, we show that stress specifically inhibits the first step of rRNA processing. Unprocessed rRNA is stored within the nucleolus, and when stress resolves, it re-enters the ribosome biogenesis pathway. Retention of unprocessed rRNA within the nucleolus aids in the maintenance of this organelle. This response is independent of the ISR or inhibition of cellular translation but is independently regulated. Failure to coordinately control ribosomal protein translation and rRNA production results in nucleolar fragmentation. Our study unveils how the rapid translational shut-off in response to stress coordinates with rRNA synthesis production to maintain nucleolar integrity.

Indexed as

RibosomesHeLa CellsHumansOrganelle BiogenesisRibosomal ProteinsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, RibosomalStress, PhysiologicalTranscription, GeneticRibosomal ProteinsRNA, Ribosomal

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PMID34928368
PMCPMC8789083
OpenAlexW4200138877

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