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Nuclear import of dimerized ribosomal protein Rps3 in complex with its chaperone Yar1

Mitterer, Valentin ; Gantenbein, Nadine ; Birner-Gruenberger, Ruth ; Murat, Guillaume ; Bergler, Helmut ; Kressler, Dieter ; Pertschy, Brigitte

In: Scientific Reports, 2016, vol. 6, p. 36714

After their cytoplasmic synthesis, ribosomal proteins need to be transported into the nucleus, where they assemble with ribosomal RNA into pre-ribosomal particles. Due to their physicochemical properties, they need protection from aggregation on this path. Newly synthesized ribosomal protein Rps3 forms a dimer that is associated with one molecule of its specific chaperone Yar1. Here we report...

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Sequential domain assembly of ribosomal protein S3 drives 40S subunit maturation

Mitterer, Valentin ; Murat, Guillaume ; Réty, Stéphane ; Blaud, Magali ; Delbos, Lila ; Stanborough, Tamsyn ; Bergler, Helmut ; Leulliot, Nicolas ; Kressler, Dieter ; Pertschy, Brigitte

In: Nature Communications, 2016, vol. 7, p. 10336

Eukaryotic ribosomes assemble by association of ribosomal RNA with ribosomal proteins into nuclear precursor particles, which undergo a complex maturation pathway coordinated by non-ribosomal assembly factors. Here, we provide functional insights into how successive structural re-arrangements in ribosomal protein S3 promote maturation of the 40S ribosomal subunit. We show that S3 dimerizes...

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Yar1 protects the ribosomal protein rps3 from aggregation

Koch, Barbara ; Mitterer, Valentin ; Niederhauser, Johannes ; Stanborough, Tamsyn ; Murat, Guillaume ; Rechberger, Gerald ; Bergler, Helmut ; Kressler, Dieter ; Pertschy, Brigitte

In: The journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012, p. -

2000 ribosomes have to be synthesized in yeast every minute. Therefore the fast production of ribosomal proteins, their efficient delivery to the nucleus and correct incorporation into ribosomal subunits are prerequisites for optimal growth rates. Here, we report that the ankyrin repeat protein Yar1 directly interacts with the small ribosomal subunit protein Rps3 and accompanies newly synthesized...

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The power of AAA-ATPases on the road of pre-60S ribosome maturation — Molecular machines that strip pre-ribosomal particles

Kressler, Dieter ; Hurt, Ed ; Bergler, Helmut ; Baßler, Jochen

In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 2011, p. -

The biogenesis of ribosomes is a fundamental cellular process, which provides the molecular machines that synthesize all cellular proteins. The assembly of eukaryotic ribosomes is a highly complex multi-step process that requires more than 200 ribosome biogenesis factors, which mediate a broad spectrum of maturation reactions. The participation of many energy-consuming enzymes (e.g. AAA-type...