List of works - Ian Willis

RNA polymerase III. Genes, factors and transcriptional specificity.

scientific article

Maf1 is an essential mediator of diverse signals that repress RNA polymerase III transcription

scientific article

PCF4 encodes an RNA polymerase III transcription factor with homology to TFIIB

scientific article published on 01 October 1992

Protein kinase A regulates RNA polymerase III transcription through the nuclear localization of Maf1

scholarly article

Repression of ribosome and tRNA synthesis in secretion-defective cells is signaled by a novel branch of the cell integrity pathway.

scientific article

Mammalian Maf1 is a negative regulator of transcription by all three nuclear RNA polymerases

scientific article

Quantifying ChIP-seq data: a spiking method providing an internal reference for sample-to-sample normalization

scientific article

Two steps in Maf1-dependent repression of transcription by RNA polymerase III

scientific article published on 08 December 2004

Regulation of pol III transcription by nutrient and stress signaling pathways

scientific article

Integration of nutritional and stress signaling pathways by Maf1.

scientific article published on 14 December 2006

Nhp6, an HMG1 protein, functions in SNR6 transcription by RNA polymerase III in S. cerevisiae

scientific article

Loss of the RNA polymerase III repressor MAF1 confers obesity resistance

scientific article published on May 2015

TOR signaling regulates ribosome and tRNA synthesis via LAMMER/Clk and GSK-3 family kinases

scientific article

Novel small-molecule inhibitors of RNA polymerase III.

scientific article

A differential response of wild type and mutant promoters to TFIIIB70 overexpression in vivo and in vitro

scientific article published on May 15, 1998

Kar2p availability defines distinct forms of endoplasmic reticulum stress in living cells

scientific article published on 4 January 2012

A Tetratricopeptide Repeat Mutation in Yeast Transcription Factor IIIC131 (TFIIIC131) Facilitates Recruitment of Tfiib-Related Factor TFIIIB70

scientific article published on December 1, 1997

Sub1 functions in osmoregulation and in transcription by both RNA polymerases II and III

scientific article

Facilitated recycling protects human RNA polymerase III from repression by Maf1 in vitro

scientific article published on 29 October 2008

Why Dom34 stimulates growth of cells with defects of 40S ribosomal subunit biosynthesis.

scientific article published on 27 September 2010

Kinetic trapping of DNA by transcription factor IIIB

scientific article

SCS3 and YFT2 link transcription of phospholipid biosynthetic genes to ER stress and the UPR.

scientific article

Yeast RNase P: catalytic activity and substrate binding are separate functions

scientific article

Substrate structural requirements of Schizosaccharomyces pombe RNase P

scientific article published on 01 July 1989

Eukaryotic cells producing ribosomes deficient in Rpl1 are hypersensitive to defects in the ubiquitin-proteasome system

scientific article

A universal nomenclature for subunits of the RNA polymerase III transcription initiation factor TFIIIB

scientific article (publication date: June 2002)

Expression and purification of the RNA polymerase III transcription specificity factor IIIB70 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its cooperative binding with TATA-binding protein

scientific article published on 01 December 1996

Differential phosphorylation of a regulatory subunit of protein kinase CK2 by target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling and the Cdc-like kinase Kns1.

scientific article

The TATA element and its context affect the cooperative interaction of TATA-binding protein with the TFIIB-related factor, TFIIIB70

scientific article published on 01 February 1998

Interactions between the tetratricopeptide repeat-containing transcription factor TFIIIC131 and its ligand, TFIIIB70. Evidence for a conformational change in the complex

scientific article

The sup8 tRNALeu gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe has an unusual intervening sequence and reduced pairing in the anticodon stem

scientific article published in January 1984

Mechanism of down-regulation of RNA polymerase III-transcribed non-coding RNA genes in macrophages by Leishmania

scientific article

The Brf1 and Bdp1 subunits of transcription factor TFIIIB bind to overlapping sites in the tetratricopeptide repeats of Tfc4.

scientific article

Tetratricopeptide repeats of Tfc4 and a limiting step in the assembly of the initiation factor TFIIIB.

scientific article published on January 2004

A gain-of-function mutation in the second tetratricopeptide repeat of TFIIIC131 relieves autoinhibition of Brf1 binding

scientific article

Diurnal regulation of RNA polymerase III transcription is under the control of both the feeding-fasting response and the circadian clock

scientific article

Differential Phosphorylation of RNA Polymerase III and the Initiation Factor TFIIIB in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

The PCF1-1 mutation increases the activity of the transcription factor (TF) IIIB fraction from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

scientific article published in July 1992

Isotopic Ratio Outlier Analysis of the S. cerevisiae Metabolome Using Accurate Mass Gas Chromatography/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry: A New Method for Discovery.

scientific article published on 28 January 2016

Recovery of RNA polymerase III transcription from the glycerol-repressed state: revisiting the role of protein kinase CK2 in Maf1 phosphoregulation

scientific article

Yeast-based high-throughput screen identifies Plasmodium falciparum equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 inhibitors that kill malaria parasites

scientific article published on 30 January 2015

First identification of an amber nonsense mutation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe: major differences in the efficiency of homologous versus heterologous yeast suppressor tRNA genes

scientific article published on 01 January 1985

Autoinhibition of TFIIIB70 binding by the tetratricopeptide repeat-containing subunit of TFIIIC

scientific article published on 29 October 2001

Genetic interactions of MAF1 identify a role for Med20 in transcriptional repression of ribosomal protein genes

scientific article

Interactions of Brf1 peptides with the tetratricopeptide repeat-containing subunit of TFIIIC inhibit and promote preinitiation complex assembly

scientific article

Multiple kinases and system robustness: a link between Cdc37 and genome integrity

scientific article

Yeast suppressor mutations and transfer RNA processing

scientific article published in January 1990

Analysis of the Yeast Peptidome and Comparison with the Human Peptidome

scientific article

The yeast Ess1 prolyl isomerase controls Swi6 and Whi5 nuclear localization

scientific article

Absence of neurological abnormalities in mice homozygous for the Polr3a G672E hypomyelinating leukodystrophy mutation

scientific article

List of works by Ian Willis

RNA polymerase III. Genes, factors and transcriptional specificity.

Maf1 is an essential mediator of diverse signals that repress RNA polymerase III transcription

PCF4 encodes an RNA polymerase III transcription factor with homology to TFIIB

Protein kinase A regulates RNA polymerase III transcription through the nuclear localization of Maf1

Repression of ribosome and tRNA synthesis in secretion-defective cells is signaled by a novel branch of the cell integrity pathway.

Mammalian Maf1 is a negative regulator of transcription by all three nuclear RNA polymerases

Quantifying ChIP-seq data: a spiking method providing an internal reference for sample-to-sample normalization

Two steps in Maf1-dependent repression of transcription by RNA polymerase III

Regulation of pol III transcription by nutrient and stress signaling pathways

Integration of nutritional and stress signaling pathways by Maf1.

Nhp6, an HMG1 protein, functions in SNR6 transcription by RNA polymerase III in S. cerevisiae

Loss of the RNA polymerase III repressor MAF1 confers obesity resistance

TOR signaling regulates ribosome and tRNA synthesis via LAMMER/Clk and GSK-3 family kinases

Novel small-molecule inhibitors of RNA polymerase III.

A differential response of wild type and mutant promoters to TFIIIB70 overexpression in vivo and in vitro

Kar2p availability defines distinct forms of endoplasmic reticulum stress in living cells

A Tetratricopeptide Repeat Mutation in Yeast Transcription Factor IIIC131 (TFIIIC131) Facilitates Recruitment of Tfiib-Related Factor TFIIIB70

Sub1 functions in osmoregulation and in transcription by both RNA polymerases II and III

Facilitated recycling protects human RNA polymerase III from repression by Maf1 in vitro

Why Dom34 stimulates growth of cells with defects of 40S ribosomal subunit biosynthesis.

Kinetic trapping of DNA by transcription factor IIIB

SCS3 and YFT2 link transcription of phospholipid biosynthetic genes to ER stress and the UPR.

Yeast RNase P: catalytic activity and substrate binding are separate functions

Substrate structural requirements of Schizosaccharomyces pombe RNase P

Eukaryotic cells producing ribosomes deficient in Rpl1 are hypersensitive to defects in the ubiquitin-proteasome system

A universal nomenclature for subunits of the RNA polymerase III transcription initiation factor TFIIIB

Expression and purification of the RNA polymerase III transcription specificity factor IIIB70 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its cooperative binding with TATA-binding protein

Differential phosphorylation of a regulatory subunit of protein kinase CK2 by target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling and the Cdc-like kinase Kns1.

The TATA element and its context affect the cooperative interaction of TATA-binding protein with the TFIIB-related factor, TFIIIB70

Interactions between the tetratricopeptide repeat-containing transcription factor TFIIIC131 and its ligand, TFIIIB70. Evidence for a conformational change in the complex

The sup8 tRNALeu gene of Schizosaccharomyces pombe has an unusual intervening sequence and reduced pairing in the anticodon stem

Mechanism of down-regulation of RNA polymerase III-transcribed non-coding RNA genes in macrophages by Leishmania

The Brf1 and Bdp1 subunits of transcription factor TFIIIB bind to overlapping sites in the tetratricopeptide repeats of Tfc4.

Tetratricopeptide repeats of Tfc4 and a limiting step in the assembly of the initiation factor TFIIIB.

A gain-of-function mutation in the second tetratricopeptide repeat of TFIIIC131 relieves autoinhibition of Brf1 binding

Diurnal regulation of RNA polymerase III transcription is under the control of both the feeding-fasting response and the circadian clock

Differential Phosphorylation of RNA Polymerase III and the Initiation Factor TFIIIB in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The PCF1-1 mutation increases the activity of the transcription factor (TF) IIIB fraction from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Isotopic Ratio Outlier Analysis of the S. cerevisiae Metabolome Using Accurate Mass Gas Chromatography/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry: A New Method for Discovery.

Recovery of RNA polymerase III transcription from the glycerol-repressed state: revisiting the role of protein kinase CK2 in Maf1 phosphoregulation

Yeast-based high-throughput screen identifies Plasmodium falciparum equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 inhibitors that kill malaria parasites

First identification of an amber nonsense mutation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe: major differences in the efficiency of homologous versus heterologous yeast suppressor tRNA genes

Autoinhibition of TFIIIB70 binding by the tetratricopeptide repeat-containing subunit of TFIIIC

Genetic interactions of MAF1 identify a role for Med20 in transcriptional repression of ribosomal protein genes

Interactions of Brf1 peptides with the tetratricopeptide repeat-containing subunit of TFIIIC inhibit and promote preinitiation complex assembly

Multiple kinases and system robustness: a link between Cdc37 and genome integrity

Yeast suppressor mutations and transfer RNA processing

Analysis of the Yeast Peptidome and Comparison with the Human Peptidome

The yeast Ess1 prolyl isomerase controls Swi6 and Whi5 nuclear localization

Absence of neurological abnormalities in mice homozygous for the Polr3a G672E hypomyelinating leukodystrophy mutation