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. 2023 Feb 10;42(7):e112699. doi: 10.15252/embj.2022112699

Table 6.

Small subunit processome subcomplexes and early assembly factors.

Yeast 40S 60S Human 40S 60S Function in early nucleolar ribosome biogenesis Citation
Utp4 x UTP4/CIRH1A x UTP‐A complex, interacts with the start of 5′ ETS, required for recruitment of UTP‐B and U3 snoRNP, essential for formation of 5′ ETS particle Krogan et al (2004), Prieto and McStay (2007), Freed et al (2012), Chaker‐Margot et al (2017) and Singh et al (2021)
Utp5 x UTP5/WDR43 x
Utp8 x NOL11 x
Utp9 x
Utp10 x UTP10/HEATR1 x
Utp15 x UTP15 x
Utp17 x UTP17/WDR75 x
Pol5 x x MYBBP1A x
Utp1/Pwp2 x PWP2 x UTP‐B complex, binds 5′ ETS and U3 snoRNA, supports structural pre‐rRNA remodeling, essential for formation of 5′ ETS particle, Utp18 contains exosome interaction motif Krogan et al (2004), Sloan et al (2015), Barandun et al (2017), Barandun et al (2018) and Singh et al (2021)
Utp6 x UTP6 x
Utp12/Dip2 x UTP12/WDR3 x
Utp13 x TBL3 x
Utp18 x UTP18 x
Utp21 x WDR36 x
DDX21 x
NOP2 x
Nop1 x FBL x U3 snoRNP, U3 snoRNA base pairs with 5′ ETS, chaperones pre‐rRNA folding steps, essential for formation of 5′ ETS particle Kiss‐László et al (1996), Grandi et al (2002), Barandun et al (2017) and Singh et al (2021)
Nop56 x NOP56 x
Nop58 x NOP58 x
Snu13 x SNU13/15.5 K x
Rrp9 x U3‐55K/U3IP2 x
Mpp10 x MPHOSPH10 x Mpp10‐Imp3‐Imp4 complex, interacts with U3 snoRNA, supports formation of 5′ ETS particle Lee and Baserga (1999) and Granneman et al (2003)
Imp3 x IMP3 x
Imp4 x IMP4 x
Rrp7 x RRP7A x UTP‐C complex, chaperones 5′ domain of 18S rRNA Baudin‐Baillieu et al (1997), Krogan et al (2004), Rudra et al (2007), Barandun et al (2017) and Singh et al (2021)
Utp22 x NOL6 x
Cka1 x CK2A1 x
Cka2 x CK2A2 x
Ckb1 x CK2N x
Ckb2 x CK2N x
Rrp36 x RRP36 x
Utp7 x WDR46 x Sof1‐Utp7 complex, aids organization of A1 cleavage site Barandun et al (2017)
Utp14 x UTP14A x
Sof1 x WDSOF1 x
Rcl1 x RCL1 x Rcl1‐Bms1‐complex, GTPase activity (Bms1), mediates cleavage at A2 site, also required for A0 and A1 cleavage, interacts with U3 snoRNP Karbstein and Doudna (2006) and Horn et al (2011)
Bms1 x BMS1 x
Enp1 x ENP1/BYSL x In yeast: Nop14‐Noc4‐Enp1 complex, in humans: NOP14‐NOC4L‐UTP14A‐EMG1, structural role: binds to 3′ domain of 18S pre‐RNA, Emg1: methyltransferase Liu and Thiele (2001), Kühn et al (2009), Warda et al (2016) and Barandun et al (2017)
Utp2/Nop14 x NOP14 x
Noc4 x NOC4L x
Emg1 x EMG1 x
Bfr2 x AATF x in humans: ANN complex, required for cleavage at A0, 1 and in the ITS1, in yeast: Bfr2‐Enp2 recruit Dpb4 Soltanieh et al (2014) and Bammert et al (2016)
Lcp5 x NGDN x
Enp2 x NOL10 x
XRN2 x XND complex, required for A′ cleavage, recruits XRN2 for degradation of excised spacer fragment Dragon et al (2002) and Memet et al (2017)
NKRF x
Prp43 DHX15 x
Utp30 x RSL1D1 x Utp30‐Rrt14 complex, binds 5′ ETS and pre‐18S rRNA, Rrt14 is non‐essential Barandun et al (2017)
Rrt14 x
Utp11 x UTP11 x
Bud21/Utp16 x NOL7 x Required for 18S pre‐rRNA processing Dragon et al (2002) and Singh et al (2021)
Fcf2 x TDIF2 x Binds U3 snoRNP, TDIF2 contains AIM putative motif Rempola et al (2006), Barandun et al (2017) and Singh et al (2021)
Sas10 x UTP3 x Stabilizes and chaperones Mpp10 complex to nucleolus, blocks Emg1 active site Zhao et al (2019)
Utp24 x UTP24 x Endoribonuclease, couples pre‐rRNA cleavages in yeast at sites A1 and A2, in humans: site 1 and E Bleichert et al (2006) and Wells et al (2016)
Esf1 x ESF1 Involved in early pre‐rRNA processing Peng et al (2004)
Esf2 x ABT1 Stimulates Dbp8 Granneman et al (2006b)
Dbp8 x DDX49 x DEAD box RNA helicase Granneman et al (2006b) and Awasthi et al (2018)
Dbp4 x DDX10 x DEAD box RNA helicase Granneman et al (2006a) and Turner et al (2009)
Rrp3 x DDX47 x DEAD box RNA helicase Granneman et al (2006a)
Bud22 x SRFBP1 Dakshinamurthy et al (2010)
Efg1 x Required for 18S pre‐rRNA processing (A1, A2), initiates degradation of aberrant 23S pre‐rRNA Choque et al (2018)
Rrp5 x x PDCD11 x x Structural SSU component supporting pre‐rRNA, compaction, important for 18S maturation (site A0‐A2) and 5.8S processing (site A3) Venema and Tollervey (1996) and Lebaron et al (2013)
Krr1 x KRR1 x Interacts with Faf1, important for 40S platform, assembly as it is replaced by Dim2 Zheng et al (2014) and Sturm et al (2017)
Rok1 x DDX52 x DEAD box RNA helicase, releases Rrp5, releases snR30 Khoshnevis et al (2016)
Utp25 x DEF/C1orf107 x Charette and Baserga (2010) and Tao et al (2017)
Kri1 x KRI1 Interacts with Krr1 Sasaki et al (2000)
Utp23 x UTP23 x Endoribonuclease, in yeast: likely inactive, in humans: cleavage at site A0 Wells et al (2017)
Fyv7 x Peng et al (2003)
Mrd1 x RBM19 x Aids formation of central pseudoknot, required for dynamic U3 snoRNA‐rRNA interaction (release) Segerstolpe et al (2013) and Lackmann et al (2018)
Fal1 x DDX48/EIF4A3 x DEAD box RNA helicase Kressler et al (1997) and Davila Gallesio et al (2020)
Sgd1 x NOM1 x Fal1 cofactor Davila Gallesio et al (2020)
Cms1 x CMS1 x Grandi et al (2002)
Nop9 x NOP9 Impedes Nob1 cleavage García‐Gómez et al (2011) and Zhang et al (2016a)
Nop6 x Not essential for ribosome biogenesis García‐Gómez et al (2011)
Utp20 x UTP20 x Associates with faulty intermediates, might play a role in rRNA quality control Dez et al (2007)
Kre33 x NAT10 x ATP‐dependent RNA acetyltransferase Ito et al (2014) and Sharma et al (2017, 2015)
Faf1 x C1orf131 Interacts with Krr1/KRR1 Zheng et al (2014) and Singh et al (2021)
Dim2/Pno1 x PNO1/DIM2 x Interacts with Nob1 Chaker‐Margot et al (2017)
Rrp12 x RRP12 x Part of the 3′ minor domain Ameismeier et al (2018)
Nob1 x NOB1 x Endoribonuclease, associates with ITS1, catalyzes removal of final part of ITS1 (site D/3), might only associate in nucleoplasm Fatica et al (2004)
Dhr1 x DHX37 x DEAH box RNA helicase, releases U3 snoRNA Boneberg et al (2019)
Dhr2 x DEAH box RNA helicase, interacts with Utp25 and Nop19 Granneman et al (2006a)
Nop19 x Important for Utp25 incorporation Choque et al (2011)
Rrp8 x NML/RRP8 x Methyltransferase Peifer et al (2013)
Slx9 x FAM207A/C21orf70 Non‐essential, supports efficient ITS1 processing Bax et al (2006)
Pol5 x x MYBBP1A x Turnover of 5′ ETS fragment, required for recycling of SSU RBFs Braun et al (2020)
Bud23 x WBSCR22 x Methyltransferase, supports disassembly of SSU particle Black et al (2020)
Nip7 x NIP7 x In contrast to yeast, human NIP7 and FTSJ3 were shown to function in 40S biogenesis Morello et al (2011a)
Sbp1 x FTSJ3 x