title: Evidence for involvement of NFBP in processing of ribosomal RNA.
abstract: Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in vertebrates is initially transcribed as a single 47S precursor which is modified by the addition of 2'-O-methyl ribose moieties, pseudouridines, and methyl groups, followed by cleavage at several sites to produce the mature 28S, 18S, and 5.8S rRNAs. Cleavage of the rRNA precursor to generate the 18S rRNA is mediated by a ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex termed the processome containing U3, a box C/D small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA), and at least 28 cellular proteins. We previously identified a novel human RNA binding protein, NF-kappaB binding protein (NFBP), which is the human homolog of Rrp5p, a protein component of the yeast U3 processome. Here, we show that NFBP colocalizes with and coprecipitates U3 in the nucleolus. We also demonstrate that NFBP is essential for the generation of 18S rRNA as maturation of the 18S rRNA is repressed in the absence of NFBP. Using Northern blot analyses, we further show that NFBP is specifically necessary for cleavages at sites A0, 1, and 2, as unprocessed intermediate forms of rRNA accumulated in the absence of NFBP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neurovirology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA. sweet@temple.edu
authors.forename: Thersa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Kamel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Khalili
authors.forename: Shohreh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amini
mesh_terms: D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000378:metabolism*; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / Q000096:biosynthesis; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D015778:Minor Histocompatibility Antigens; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C502966:PDCD11 protein, human; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D012339:RNA, Ribosomal, 28S; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins