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Sebastian Fica

TitlePost Doctoral Scholar
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
DepartmentBiochemistry and Molecular Biology
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    1. Chen Y, Dawes R, Kim HC, Ljungdahl A, Stenton SL, Walker S, Lord J, Lemire G, Martin-Geary AC, Ganesh VS, Ma J, Ellingford JM, Delage E, D'Souza EN, Dong S, Adams DR, Baldwin EE, Berger SI, Bernstein JA, Bhatnagar I, Blair E, Burrage LC, Chapman K, D'Souza P, Danecek P, Délot EC, Elias ER, Elmslie F, Fraser JL, Genetti CA, Goriely A, Grant CL, Haack T, Hinch AG, Hurles ME, Kuechler A, Lachlan KL, Lalani SR, Leitão E, Lindsay S, Macnamara EF, Mansour S, Maurer TM, Mendez HR, Metcalfe K, Montgomery SB, Moosajee M, Nassogne MC, O'Donoghue M, O'Leary M, Pattani N, Rehm HL, Reuter CM, Riess A, Rodan L, Rosenfeld JA, Shaw-Smith CJ, Sisodiya SM, Stewart HS, Tifft CJ, VanNoy GE, Vasudevan P, Viskochil DH, Wheeler MT, Wojcik M, Wolfe LA, Wolfenson Z, Wright CF, Fica SM, Baralle D, Depienne C, Howson JMM, Sanders SJ, O'Donnell-Luria A, Whiffin N, Allan K, Bakshi M, Brown NJ, Coman DJ, Compton AG, Cunningham CA, Dias KR, Evans CA, Ewans L, Ezell K, Gallacher L, Higgs JE, Lecoquierre F, Fevre AL, Leventer RJ, Liebelt JE, Lockhart PJ, Ma AS, Neumann S, Palmer EE, Phillips J, Pitsava G, Pysar R, Revencu N, Rius R, Roscioli T, Sachdev R, Simons C, Snell P, St Clair L, Stark Z, Tan TY, Tan NB, Temple SEL, Thorburn DR, Uebergang E, Vilain E, Wedd L, White SM, Xiao C, Zocche D, Rubenstein JL, Markenscoff-Papadimitriou E, MacArthur DG. De novo variants in the RNU4-2 snRNA cause a frequent neurodevelopmental syndrome. Nature. 2024 Aug; 632(8026):832-840. PMID: 38991538; PMCID: PMC11338827.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    2. Chen Y, Dawes R, Kim HC, Stenton SL, Walker S, Ljungdahl A, Lord J, Ganesh VS, Ma J, Martin-Geary AC, Lemire G, D'Souza EN, Dong S, Ellingford JM, Adams DR, Allan K, Bakshi M, Baldwin EE, Berger SI, Bernstein JA, Brown NJ, Burrage LC, Chapman K, Compton AG, Cunningham CA, D'Souza P, Délot EC, Dias KR, Elias ER, Evans CA, Ewans L, Ezell K, Fraser JL, Gallacher L, Genetti CA, Grant CL, Haack T, Kuechler A, Lalani SR, Leitão E, Fevre AL, Leventer RJ, Liebelt JE, Lockhart PJ, Ma AS, Macnamara EF, Maurer TM, Mendez HR, Montgomery SB, Nassogne MC, Neumann S, O'Leary M, Palmer EE, Phillips J, Pitsava G, Pysar R, Rehm HL, Reuter CM, Revencu N, Riess A, Rius R, Rodan L, Roscioli T, Rosenfeld JA, Sachdev R, Simons C, Sisodiya SM, Snell P, Clair L, Stark Z, Tan TY, Tan NB, Temple SE, Thorburn DR, Tifft CJ, Uebergang E, VanNoy GE, Vilain E, Viskochil DH, Wedd L, Wheeler MT, White SM, Wojcik M, Wolfe LA, Wolfenson Z, Xiao C, Zocche D, Rubenstein JL, Markenscoff-Papadimitriou E, Fica SM, Baralle D, Depienne C, MacArthur DG, Howson JM, Sanders SJ, O'Donnell-Luria A, Whiffin N. De novo variants in the non-coding spliceosomal snRNA gene RNU4-2 are a frequent cause of syndromic neurodevelopmental disorders. medRxiv. 2024 Apr 09. PMID: 38645094; PMCID: PMC11030480.
      Citations: 1     
    3. Aupic J, Borišek J, Fica SM, Galej WP, Magistrato A. Monovalent metal ion binding promotes the first transesterification reaction in the spliceosome. Nat Commun. 2023 Dec 20; 14(1):8482. PMID: 38123540; PMCID: PMC10733407.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    4. Parker MT, Fica SM, Barton GJ, Simpson GG. Inter-species association mapping links splice site evolution to METTL16 and SNRNP27K. Elife. 2023 10 03; 12. PMID: 37787376; PMCID: PMC10581693.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    5. Parker MT, Knop K, Joy N, Breidenbach F, Barton GJ, Fica SM, Soanes BK, Kusakina J, Larrieu A, Sherwood AV, Davies BH, Simpson GG. m6A modification of U6 snRNA modulates usage of two major classes of pre-mRNA 5' splice site. Elife. 2022 11 21; 11. PMID: 36409063; PMCID: PMC9803359.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    6. Wilkinson ME, Fica SM, Galej WP, Nagai K. Structural basis for conformational equilibrium of the catalytic spliceosome. Mol Cell. 2021 04 01; 81(7):1439-1452.e9. PMID: 33705709; PMCID: PMC8022279.
      Citations: 26     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    7. Strittmatter LM, Capitanchik C, Newman AJ, Hallegger M, Norman CM, Fica SM, Oubridge C, Luscombe NM, Ule J, Nagai K. psiCLIP reveals dynamic RNA binding by DEAH-box helicases before and after exon ligation. Nat Commun. 2021 03 05; 12(1):1488. PMID: 33674615; PMCID: PMC7935899.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    8. Fica SM. Cryo-EM snapshots of the human spliceosome reveal structural adaptions for splicing regulation. Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2020 12; 65:139-148. PMID: 32717639.
      Citations: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    9. Fica SM, Oubridge C, Wilkinson ME, Newman AJ, Nagai K. A human postcatalytic spliceosome structure reveals essential roles of metazoan factors for exon ligation. Science. 2019 02 15; 363(6428):710-714. PMID: 30705154; PMCID: PMC6386133.
      Citations: 57     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    10. Wilkinson ME, Fica SM, Galej WP, Norman CM, Newman AJ, Nagai K. Postcatalytic spliceosome structure reveals mechanism of 3'-splice site selection. Science. 2017 12 08; 358(6368):1283-1288. PMID: 29146871; PMCID: PMC5808836.
      Citations: 62     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    11. Fica SM, Nagai K. Cryo-electron microscopy snapshots of the spliceosome: structural insights into a dynamic ribonucleoprotein machine. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2017 Oct 05; 24(10):791-799. PMID: 28981077; PMCID: PMC6386135.
      Citations: 96     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    12. Fica SM, Oubridge C, Galej WP, Wilkinson ME, Bai XC, Newman AJ, Nagai K. Structure of a spliceosome remodelled for exon ligation. Nature. 2017 02 16; 542(7641):377-380. PMID: 28076345; PMCID: PMC5321579.
      Citations: 88     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    13. Galej WP, Wilkinson ME, Fica SM, Oubridge C, Newman AJ, Nagai K. Cryo-EM structure of the spliceosome immediately after branching. Nature. 2016 09 08; 537(7619):197-201. PMID: 27459055; PMCID: PMC5156311.
      Citations: 131     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    14. Nguyen TH, Galej WP, Fica SM, Lin PC, Newman AJ, Nagai K. CryoEM structures of two spliceosomal complexes: starter and dessert at the spliceosome feast. Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2016 Feb; 36:48-57. PMID: 26803803; PMCID: PMC4830896.
      Citations: 29     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    15. Fica SM, Mefford MA, Piccirilli JA, Staley JP. Evidence for a group II intron-like catalytic triplex in the spliceosome. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2014 May; 21(5):464-471. PMID: 24747940; PMCID: PMC4257784.
      Citations: 56     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    16. Fica SM, Tuttle N, Novak T, Li NS, Lu J, Koodathingal P, Dai Q, Staley JP, Piccirilli JA. RNA catalyses nuclear pre-mRNA splicing. Nature. 2013 Nov 14; 503(7475):229-34. PMID: 24196718; PMCID: PMC4666680.
      Citations: 163     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Schellenberg MJ, Wu T, Ritchie DB, Fica S, Staley JP, Atta KA, LaPointe P, MacMillan AM. A conformational switch in PRP8 mediates metal ion coordination that promotes pre-mRNA exon ligation. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2013 Jun; 20(6):728-34. PMID: 23686287; PMCID: PMC3703396.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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