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ArticleCell2024

A non-canonical role for a small nucleolar RNA in ribosome biogenesis and senescence.

Yujing Cheng, Siwen Wang, He Zhang, Jong-Sun Lee, Chunyang Ni, Jason Guo, Eric Chen, Shenming Wang, Asha Acharya, Tsung-Cheng Chang and 3 more

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Article in Cell, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Yujing ChengDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Siwen WangDivision of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China; National-Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China.
He ZhangQuantitative Biomedical Research Center, Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Jong-Sun LeeDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Chunyang NiDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Jason GuoChildren's Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Eric ChenChildren's Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Shenming WangDivision of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China; National-Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China.
Asha AcharyaDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Tsung-Cheng ChangDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Michael BuszczakDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Hao ZhuChildren's Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Joshua T MendellDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; Hamon Center for Regenerative Science and Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: joshua.mendell@utsouthwestern.edu.

Funding

UT Southwestern Medical Center Simmons Comprehensive Cancer CenterP30CA142543 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Kathryn Ann O'Donnell · 2010 to 2026
$53.7M
UT Southwestern NORCP30DK127984 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jeffrey M Zigman · 2022 to 2026
$7.4M
Improving hepatocellular carcinoma mouse modeling by understanding the malignant potential and biology of liver cell subpopulationsR01CA251928 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZHU, HAO · 2020 to 2024
$2.7M
Genetic Dissection of Germ Cell Differentiation and FunctionR35GM144043 · NIGMS · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Michael Buszczak · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
The role of long noncoding RNA CRNDE in normal physiology and cancerR01CA282036 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Joshua T Mendell · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
Characterization of how mRNA translation influences reproductive agingR01AG079513 · NIA · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Michael Buszczak · 2022 to 2026
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA142543NCI NIH HHS R01 CA251928NCI NIH HHS R01 CA282036NIA NIH HHS R01 AG079513NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK127984NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM144043
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellular senescence is an irreversible state of cell-cycle arrest induced by various stresses, including aberrant oncogene activation, telomere shortening, and DNA damage. Through a genome-wide screen, we discovered a conserved small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA), SNORA13, that is required for multiple forms of senescence in human cells and mice. Although SNORA13 guides the pseudouridylation of a conserved nucleotide in the ribosomal decoding center, loss of this snoRNA minimally impacts translation. Instead, we found that SNORA13 negatively regulates ribosome biogenesis. Senescence-inducing stress perturbs ribosome biogenesis, resulting in the accumulation of free ribosomal proteins (RPs) that trigger p53 activation. SNORA13 interacts directly with RPL23, decreasing its incorporation into maturing 60S subunits and, consequently, increasing the pool of free RPs, thereby promoting p53-mediated senescence. Thus, SNORA13 regulates ribosome biogenesis and the p53 pathway through a non-canonical mechanism distinct from its role in guiding RNA modification. These findings expand our understanding of snoRNA functions and their roles in cellular signaling.

Indexed as

Cellular SenescenceRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesRNA, Small NucleolarTumor Suppressor Protein p53AnimalsHumansMiceRibosomal ProteinsRNA, Small NucleolarTumor Suppressor Protein p53nucleolar stressp53ribosome biogenesisRPL23senescenceSNORA13snoRNA

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PMID38981482
PMCPMC11344685

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