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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
40
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae nucleolar protein Nop4p is necessary for processing of rRNA and assembly of 60 S ribosomal subunits. Nop4p is unusual in that it contains four RNA recognition motifs (RRMs) including one noncanonical RRM, as well as several auxiliary motifs, two acidic regions between the RRMs, and a carboxyl-terminal domain rich in lysines and arginines. To examine the functional importance of these motifs, we isolated random and site-directed mutations in NOP4 and assayed Nop4p function in vivo. Our results indicate that each RRM is essential for Nop4p function; mutations in conserved aromatic residues of Nop4p cause a temperature-sensitive lethal phenotype and diminished 60 S ribosomal subunit production. The carboxyl-terminal 68 amino acids are important but apparently not essential; carboxyl-terminal truncation of Nop4p causes slow growth, decreased ribosome production, and mislocalization of Nop4p. Deletion of both acidic motifs is lethal but replacement of most of the acidic residues with alanine has no apparent phenotype. These acidic residues may serve as spacers or tethers to separate the RRMs.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
3
pubmed:volume
272
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25345-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Cell Nucleolus, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Fungal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Macromolecular Substances, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Nuclear Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-RNA, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nucleolar, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Ribosomes, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Saccharomyces cerevisiae, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9312154-Sequence Alignment
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The yeast nucleolar protein Nop4p contains four RNA recognition motifs necessary for ribosome biogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't