A bifunctional H/ACA snoRNP mediates both pseudouridylation and rRNA scaffolding during ribosome assembly
Jutta Hafner, Matthias Thoms, Hussein Hamze, Anna Forstner, Ismaël Alidou-D’Anjou, Hafiza Hebbachi, М. В. Калинина, Annika Hausharter, Sébastien Favre, Simon Lebaron, Sherif Ismail, Timo Denk, Katharina Schlick, Thomas Fröhlich, Priya Bhutada, , Brigitte Pertschy
This study identifies snR37 as a bifunctional H/ACA snoRNP that both pseudouridylates rRNA and scaffolds ribosome assembly during pre-60S intermediate formation.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry