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4SR, a novel zinc-finger protein with SR-repeats, is expressed during early development of Xenopus (2000)
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Ladomery, M., Marshall, R., Arif, L., & Sommerville, J. (2000). 4SR, a novel zinc-finger protein with SR-repeats, is expressed during early development of Xenopus. Gene, 256(1-2), 293-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1119%2800%2900375-9

The protein C4SR contains two cysteine 4 (C 4) zinc-finger motifs at its amino terminus, a stretch of acidic residues in the middle and a series of serine-arginine (SR) repeats at its carboxyl terminus. A cDNA clone encoding the zinc-finger domain wa... Read More about 4SR, a novel zinc-finger protein with SR-repeats, is expressed during early development of Xenopus.

Presence of WT1, the Wilm's tumor suppressor gene product, in nuclear poly(A)+ ribonucleoprotein (1999)
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Hastie, N. D., Ladomery, M. R., Ladomery, M., Slight, J., Mc Ghee, S., & Hastie, N. (1999). Presence of WT1, the Wilm's tumor suppressor gene product, in nuclear poly(A)+ ribonucleoprotein. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274(51), 36520-36526. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.274.51.36520

The tumor suppressor gene WT1 encodes a zinc finger protein, which consists of four C-terminal C2-H2 zinc fingers of the Kruppel type, and at the N terminus a Q/P-rich trans-regulatory domain, both characteristic of transcription factors. However, re... Read More about Presence of WT1, the Wilm's tumor suppressor gene product, in nuclear poly(A)+ ribonucleoprotein.

Multiple roles for the Wilms' tumor suppressor, WT1 (1999)
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Davies, R., Moore, A., Schedl, A., Bratt, E., Miyahawa, K., Ladomery, M., …Hastie, N. (1999). Multiple roles for the Wilms' tumor suppressor, WT1. Cancer Research, 59, 1747s-1750s

Wilms' tumor is a childhood kidney tumor that is a striking example of the way that cancer may arise through development gone awry. A proportion of these tumors develop as a result of the loss of function mutations in the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene... Read More about Multiple roles for the Wilms' tumor suppressor, WT1.

Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes (1997)
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Ladomery, M., Lyons, S., & Sommerville, J. (1997). Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes. Gene, 198(1-2), 275-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1119%2897%2900325-9

Modification of core histones can alter chromatin structure, facilitating the activation and repression of genes. A key example is the acetylation of N-terminal lysines of the core histones. Recently, the mammalian histone deacetylase HD1 was cloned... Read More about Xenopus HDm, a maternally expressed histone deacetylase, belongs to an ancient family of acetyl-metabolizing enzymes.

Multifunctional proteins suggest connections between transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes (1997)
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Ladomery, M. (1997). Multifunctional proteins suggest connections between transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. BioEssays, 19(10), 903-909. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.950191010

Recent findings indicate that substantial cross-talk may exist between transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Firstly, there are suggestions that specific promoters influence the post-transcriptional fate of transcripts, pointing to comm... Read More about Multifunctional proteins suggest connections between transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes.

Xp54, the Xenopus homologue of human RNA helicase p54, is an integral component of stored mRNP particles in oocytes (1997)
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Ladomery, M., Wade, E., & Sommerville, J. (1997). Xp54, the Xenopus homologue of human RNA helicase p54, is an integral component of stored mRNP particles in oocytes. Nucleic Acids Research, 25(5), 965-973

In investigating the composition of stored (maternal) mRNP particles in Xenopus oocytes, attention has focussed primarily on the phosphoproteins pp60/56, which are Y-box proteins involved in a general packaging of mRNA. We now identify a third, abund... Read More about Xp54, the Xenopus homologue of human RNA helicase p54, is an integral component of stored mRNP particles in oocytes.

Transcription and masking of mRNA in germ cells: Involvement of Y-box proteins (1996)
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Sommerville, J., & Ladomery, M. (1996). Transcription and masking of mRNA in germ cells: Involvement of Y-box proteins. Chromosoma, 104(7), 469-478. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00352111

Gametogenesis is directed by various specialized genetic mechanisms which, to a considerable extent, apply to the production of both eggs and sperm and have been conserved across a wide spectrum of eukaryotic organisms. Two key aspects which are disc... Read More about Transcription and masking of mRNA in germ cells: Involvement of Y-box proteins.

A role for Y‐box proteins in cell proliferation (1995)
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Ladomery, M., & Sommerville, J. (1995). A role for Y‐box proteins in cell proliferation. BioEssays, 17(1), 9-11. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.950170104

Members of the Y‐box (YB) family of transcription factors are expressed in a wide range of cell types and are implicated in the regulation of a rapidly increasing number of genes. Although the biological activities of YB proteins appear to be varied,... Read More about A role for Y‐box proteins in cell proliferation.

Binding of Y-box proteins to RNA: Involvement of different protein domains (1994)
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Ladomery, M., & Sommerville, J. (1994). Binding of Y-box proteins to RNA: Involvement of different protein domains. Nucleic Acids Research, 22(25), 5582-5589

Eukaryotlc Y-box proteins are reported to interact with a wide variety of nucleic acid structures to act as transcription factors and mRNA masking proteins. The modular structure of Y-box proteins Includes a highly conserved N-termlnal cold-shock... Read More about Binding of Y-box proteins to RNA: Involvement of different protein domains.