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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

Cockayne syndrome group A and B proteins function in rRNA transcription through nucleolin regulation.

Mustafa N Okur, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Wasif Osmani, Risako Kimura, Tyler G Demarest, Deborah L Croteau, Vilhelm A Bohr

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. It Takes a Village of Chromatin Remodelers to Regulate rDNA Expression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mustafa N OkurLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Jong-Hyuk LeeLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Wasif OsmaniLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Risako KimuraLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Tyler G DemarestLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Deborah L CroteauLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
Vilhelm A BohrLaboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
National Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

The role of the Cockayne syndrome proteinZIAAG000722 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI FERRUCCI, LUIGI · 2009 to 2023
$9.1M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cockayne Syndrome (CS) is a rare neurodegenerative disease characterized by short stature, accelerated aging and short lifespan. Mutations in two human genes, ERCC8/CSA and ERCC6/CSB, are causative for CS and their protein products, CSA and CSB, while structurally unrelated, play roles in DNA repair and other aspects of DNA metabolism in human cells. Many clinical and molecular features of CS remain poorly understood, and it was observed that CSA and CSB regulate transcription of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) genes and ribosome biogenesis. Here, we investigate the dysregulation of rRNA synthesis in CS. We report that Nucleolin (Ncl), a nucleolar protein that regulates rRNA synthesis and ribosome biogenesis, interacts with CSA and CSB. In addition, CSA induces ubiquitination of Ncl, enhances binding of CSB to Ncl, and CSA and CSB both stimulate the binding of Ncl to rDNA and subsequent rRNA synthesis. CSB and CSA also increase RNA Polymerase I loading to the coding region of the rDNA and this is Ncl dependent. These findings suggest that CSA and CSB are positive regulators of rRNA synthesis via Ncl regulation. Most CS patients carry mutations in CSA and CSB and present with similar clinical features, thus our findings provide novel insights into disease mechanism.

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Gene Expression RegulationTranscription, GeneticCell LineCockayne SyndromeDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesDNA, RibosomalHumansModels, BiologicalNucleolinPhosphoproteinsPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsProtein BindingRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, RibosomalTranscription FactorsDNA HelicasesDNA Repair EnzymesDNA, RibosomalERCC6 protein, humanERCC8 protein, humanNucleolinPhosphoproteinsPoly-ADP-Ribose Binding ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, RibosomalTranscription Factors

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PMID31970402
PMCPMC7049711
OpenAlexW3001515278

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