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ArticleNucleic acids research2023

The induction of p53 correlates with defects in the production, but not the levels, of the small ribosomal subunit and stalled large ribosomal subunit biogenesis.

Matthew John Eastham, Andria Pelava, Graeme Raymond Wells, Justine Katherine Lee, Isabella Rachel Lawrence, Joshua Stewart, Maria Deichner, Regina Hertle, Nicholas James Watkins, Claudia Schneider

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2023. 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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8citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Ribosome-directed cancer therapies: the tip of the iceberg?Trends in pharmacological sciences · 2025
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  8. p53 in the Molecular Circuitry of Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew John EasthamBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Andria PelavaBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Graeme Raymond WellsBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Justine Katherine LeeBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Isabella Rachel LawrenceBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Joshua StewartBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Maria DeichnerBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Regina HertleBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Nicholas James WatkinsBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
Claudia SchneiderBiosciences Institute, The Medical School, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5597-2489
Newcastle University · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/R00143X/1Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribosome biogenesis is one of the biggest consumers of cellular energy. More than 20 genetic diseases (ribosomopathies) and multiple cancers arise from defects in the production of the 40S (SSU) and 60S (LSU) ribosomal subunits. Defects in the production of either the SSU or LSU result in p53 induction through the accumulation of the 5S RNP, an LSU assembly intermediate. While the mechanism is understood for the LSU, it is still unclear how SSU production defects induce p53 through the 5S RNP since the production of the two subunits is believed to be uncoupled. Here, we examined the response to SSU production defects to understand how this leads to the activation of p53 via the 5S RNP. We found that p53 activation occurs rapidly after SSU production is blocked, prior to changes in mature ribosomal RNA (rRNA) levels but correlated with early, middle and late SSU pre-rRNA processing defects. Furthermore, both nucleolar/nuclear LSU maturation, in particular late stages in 5.8S rRNA processing, and pre-LSU export were affected by SSU production defects. We have therefore uncovered a novel connection between the SSU and LSU production pathways in human cells, which explains how p53 is induced in response to SSU production defects.

Indexed as

Ribosome Subunits, LargeRibosome Subunits, SmallTumor Suppressor Protein p53HumansRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesRNA, RibosomalRibosomal ProteinsRNA, RibosomalTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID37526268
PMCPMC10516649
OpenAlexW4385442710

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