Publications

Bouvette J, Korkut DN, Fouillen A, Amellah S, Nanci A, Durocher Y, Omichinski JG, Legault P (2018) "High-yield production of human Dicer by transfection of human HEK293-EBNA1 cells grown in suspension." BMC Biotechnol. First published online Dec 6, 2018.
Dagenais P, Girard N, Bonneau E, Legault P (2017) "Insights into RNA structure and dynamics from recent NMR and X-ray studies of the Neurospora Varkud satellite ribozyme." RNA.
Di Tomasso G, Miller Jenkins, LM, Legault P (2016) "ARiBo pull-down for riboproteomic studies based on label-free quantitative mass spectrometry." RNA.
Lacroix-Labonté J, Girard N, Dagenais P, Legault P (2016) "Rational engineering of the Neurospora VS ribozyme to allow substrate recognition via different kissing-loop interactions." Nucleic Acids Res.
Bonneau E, Girard N, Lemieux S, Legault P (2015) "The NMR structure of the II-III-VI three-way junction from the Neurospora VS ribozyme reveals a critical tertiary interaction and provides new insights into the global ribozyme structure." RNA. First published online Jun 29, 2015.
Di Tomasso G, Salvail-Lacoste A, Bouvette J, Omichinski JG, Legault P (2014) "Affinity purification of in vitro transcribed RNA with homogeneous ends using a 3'-ARiBo tag." Methods Enzymol. 549:49-84.
Dieckmann,T., Piazza, M., Bonneau, E. and Legault P (2014) "Biomolecular NMR spectroscopy of ribonucleic acids." In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester http://www.els.net/. Posted on line July 15, 2014 [DOI:10.1002/9780470015902.a0021033.pub2]
Bonneau E, Legault P (2014) "Nuclear magnetic resonance structure of the III-IV-V three-way junction from the Varkud satellite ribozyme and identification of magnesium-binding sites using paramagnetic relaxation enhancement." Biochemistry. 53(39):6264-75. First published online Sept 19, 2014.
Bouchard P, Legault P (2014) "A remarkably stable kissing-loop interaction defines substrate recognition by the Neurospora Varkud Satellite ribozyme." RNA. 20(9):1451-64. First published online Jul 22, 2014.
Desjardins A, Bouvette J, Legault P (2014) "Stepwise assembly of multiple Lin28 proteins on the terminal loop of let-7 miRNA precursors." Nucleic Acids Res. 42(7):4615-28. First published online Jan 21, 2014.
Bonneau E, Legault P (2014) "NMR localization of divalent cations at the active site of the Neurospora VS ribozyme provides insights into RNA-metal-ion interactions." Biochemistry. 53(3):579-90. First published online Jan 10, 2014.
Bouchard P, Legault P (2014) "Structural insights into substrate recognition by the Neurospora Varkud satellite ribozyme: importance of U-turns at the kissing-loop junction." Biochemistry. 53(1):258-69. First published online Dec 17, 2013.
Raiola L, Lussier-Price M, Gagnon D, Lafrance-Vanasse J, Mascle X, Arseneault G, Legault P, Archambault J, Omichinski JG (2013) "Structural characterization of a noncovalent complex between ubiquitin and the transactivation domain of the erythroid-specific factor EKLF" Structure. 21(11):2014-24. First published online Oct 17, 2013.
Salvail-Lacoste, A, Di Tomasso G, Piette, BL and Legault, P (2013) "Affinity Purification of T7 RNA Transcripts with Homogenous Ends Using ARiBo and CRISPR Tags" RNA. 19(7):1003-1014. First published online May 8, 2013.
Lafrance-Vanasse, J, Arseneault, G, Cappadocia, L, Legault, P and Omichinski, JG (2013) "Structural and Functional Evidence that Rad4 Competes with Rad2 for Binding to the Tfb1 Subunit of TFIIH in NER" Nucleic Acids Res. 41(4): 2736-45. First published on line January 7, 2013.
DiTomasso, G. and Legault, P (2012) "Nouvelle méthode de purification d'ARN par affinité avec l'étiquette ARiBo" Médecine Sciences Amériques. First published online April 15, 2012
Dagenais, P and Legault, P (2012) "Preparative Separation of Ribonucleoside Monophosphates by Ion-Pair Reverse-Phase HPLC" Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 941 (Recombinant and In Vitro RNA Synthesis): 247-256.
Di Tomasso, G, Dagenais, P, Desjardins, A, Rompré-Brodeur, A, Delfosse, V and Legault, P (2012) "Affinity Purification of RNA Using an ARiBo Tag" Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 941 (Recombinant and In Vitro RNA Synthesis): 137-155.
Di Tomasso, G, Lampron, P, Omichinski, JG and Legault, P (2012) "Preparation of the λNpeptide-GST Fusion Protein for Affinity Immobilization of RNA" Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 941 (Recombinant and In Vitro RNA Synthesis): 123-135.
Lafrance-Vanasse J, Arseneault G, Cappadocia L, Chen H-T, Legault, P and Omichinski JG (2012) "Structural and Functional Characterization of Interactions Involving the Tfb1 Subunit of TFIIH and the NER Factor Rad2" Nucleic Acids Res. 40(12): 5739-5750. First published online February 28, 2012 DOI:10.1093/nar/gks194.
Langlois, C, Del Gatto, A, Arseneault, G, Lafrance-Vanasse, J, De Simone, M, Morse, T, de Paola, I, Lussier-Price, M, Legault, P, Pedone, C, Zaccaro, L, Omichinski, J (2012) "Structure-Based Design of a Potent Artificial Transactivation Domain Based on p53" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134 (3): 1715-1723. First published online December 19, 2011 DOI:10.1021/ja208999e.
Lacroix-Labonté, J, Girard, N, Lemieux, S and Legault, P (2012) "Helix-length compensation studies reveal the adaptability of the VS ribozyme architecture" Nucleic Acids Res. 40(5): 2312-2329. First published online November 15, 2011 DOI:10.1093/nar/gkr1018.
Desjardins, A, Yang, A, Bouvette, J, Omichinski, JG and Legault, P (2012) "Importance of the NCp7-like domain in the recognition of the let-7g precursor miRNA by the pluripotency factor Lin28" Nucleic Acids Res. 40(4): 1767-1777. First published online October 19, 2011 DOI:10.1093/nar/gkr808.
Tremblay, R, Lemay, JF, Blouin, S, Mulhbacher, J, Bonneau, E, Legault, P, Dupont, P, Penedo, JC, Lafontaine, DA (2011) "Constitutive regulatory activity of an evolutionary-excluded riboswitch variant" J. Biol. Chem. 2011 286(31): 27406-15.
Desjardins G, Bonneau E, Girard, N, Boisbouvier, J and Legault P (2011) "NMR structure of the A730 loop of the Neurospora VS ribozyme; insights into the formation of the active site" Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan 25. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq1244.
Di Tomasso G, Lampron P, Dagenais P, Omichinski JG and Legault P (2010) "The ARiBo tag: a reliable tool for affinity purification of RNAs under native conditions." Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Nov 11. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq1084.
Delfosse V, Bouchard P, Bonneau E, Dagenais P, Lemay JF, Lafontaine DA and Legault P (2010) " Riboswitch structure: an internal residue mimicking the purine ligand." Nucleic Acids Res.;38(6):2057-68. Epub 2009 Dec 18. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp1080.
Wang D, Iera J, Baker H, Hogan P, Ptak R, Yang L, Hartman T, Buckheit RW Jr, Desjardins A, Yang A, Legault P, Yedavalli V, Jeang KT and Appella DH. (2009) "Multivalent binding oligomers inhibit HIV Tat-TAR interaction critical for viral replication." Bioorg Med Chem Lett. ;19(24):6893-7. Epub 2009 Oct 23. DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.10.078.
Dikeakos, J.D, Di Lello, P., Lacombe, M.-J., Ghirlando, R., Legault, P., Reudelhuber, T. L. and Omichinski, J.G (2009) "Functional and structural characterization of a dense core secretory granule sorting domain from the PC1/3 protease" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 48; 7408-7413. Publication Date (Web): April 17, 2009. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809576106.
Yang, A., Abbott, K.A, Desjardins, A., Di Lello, P., Omichinski, J.G. and Legault, P. (2009) "NMR structure of a complex formed by the carboxyl-terminal domain of human RAP74 and a phosphorylated peptide from the central domain of the FCP1 phosphatase" Biochemistry. 48 (9), pp 1964­1974. Publication Date (Web): February 12, 2009. DOI: 10.1021/bi801549m.
Dieckmann T. and Legault P. (April 2008) "Biomolecular NMR spectroscopy of ribonucleic acids" In : Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester http://www.els.net/.
Langlois, C., Mas, C., Di Lello, P., Miller Jenkins, L. M., Legault, P. and Omichinski, J.G. (2008) "NMR structure of the complex between the Tfb1 subunit of TFIIH and the activation domain of VP16: Structural similarities between VP16 and p53" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130(32); 10596-10604. DOI: 10.1021/ja800975h.
Bouchard, P., Lacroix-Labonté, J., Desjardins, G., Lampron, P., Lemieux, S., Major, F. and Legault, P. (2008) "Role of SLV in SLI recognition by the Neurospora VS ribozyme" RNA 14; 736-748. Published in Advance February 26, 2008, 10.1261/rna.824308.
Di Lello, P., Miller Jenkins, L. M., Mas, C., Langlois, C., Malitskaya, E., Fradette-Turcotte, A., Archambault, J., Legault, P., and Omichinski, J. G (2008) "p53 and TFIIEalpha share a common binding site on the Tfb1/p62 subunit of TFIIH" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 105; 106-111.
Miller-Jenkins, L. M., Durell, S. R., Maynard, A.T., Stahl, S. J., Inman, J. K., Appella, E., Legault, P. and Omichinski, J. G. (2006) "Comparison of the specificity of interaction of cellular and viral zinc binding domains with 2-mercaptobenzamidine thioesters." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128; 11964-11976.
Campbell, D. O., Bouchard, P., Desjardins, G. and Legault, P. (2006) "NMR structure of the Varkud satellite ribozyme stem-loop V in the presence of magnesium ions and localization of metal binding sites" Biochemistry 45; 10591-10605.
Di Lello, P., Miller Jenkins, Lisa M., Jones, T. N., Nguyen, B. D., Hara, T., Yamaguchi, H., Dikeakos, J. D., Appella, E., Legault, P. and Omichinski, J. G. (2006) "Structure of the Tfb1/p53 complex : Insights into the interaction between the p62/Tfb1 subunit of TFIIH and the activation domain of p53. " Molecular Cell 22; 731-740.
Di Lello, P., Nguyen, B. D., Jones, T. N., Potempa, K., Kobor, M. S., Legault, P. and Omichinski, J. G. (2005) "NMR structure of the amino-terminal domain from the Tfb1 subunit of TFIIH and characterization of its phosphoinosititde and VP16 binding sites" Biochemistry 44; 7678-7686.
Miller-Jenkins, L. M., Byrd, J. C., Srivastava, P., Stahl, S. J., Inman, K., Appella, E., Omichinski, J. G. and Legault, P. (2005) "Characterization of the mechanism of thioster compound inactivation of the HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein NCp7" J. Med. Chem. 48; 2847-2858.
Campbell, D. O. and Legault, P. (2005) "NMR structure of the VS ribozyme stem-loop V RNA and magnesium-ion binding from chemical-shift mapping" Biochemistry 44; 4157-4170
Abbott, K. L., Renfrow, M. B., Chalmers, M. J., Nguyen, B. D., Marshall, A. G., Legault, P. and Omichinski, J. G. (2005) "Enhanced binding of RNAPII CTP phosphatase FCP1 to RAP74 following CK2 phosphorylation" Biochemistry 44; 2732-2745.
Abbott, K. L., Archambault, J., Xiao, H., Nguyen, B. D., Roeder, R. G., Greenblatt, J., Omichinski, J. G. and Legault, P. (2005) "Interactions of the HIV-1 tat and RAP74 proteins with the RNAPII CTD phosphatase FCP1" Biochemistry 44; 2716-2731.
Nguyen, B. D., Di Lello, P., Legault, P. and Omichinski, J. G. (2004) "Letter to the Editor: 1H, 15N, and 13C resonance assignment of the amino-terminal domain of the Tfb1 subunit of yeast TFIIH" J. Biomol. NMR 31; 173-174.
Benison, G., Di Lello, P., Shokes, J. E., Cosper, N. J., Scott, R. A., Legault, P., Omichinski, J. G. (2004) "A stable mercury-containing complex of the organomercurial lyase MerB: catalysis, product Release, and direct transfer to MerA" Biochemistry 43; 8333-8345.
Di Lello, P., Benison, G. C., Valafar, H., Pitts, K. E., Summers, A. O., Legault, P. and Omichinski, J. G. (2004) "NMR structural studies reveal a novel protein fold for MerB, the organomercurial lyase involved in the bacterial mercury resistance system" Biochemistry 43; 8322-8332.
Di Lello, P., Benison, G. C., Omichinski, J. G., and Legault, P. (2004) "Letter to the Editor: 1H, 15N, and 13C resonance assignment of the 23 kDa organomercurial lyase MerB in its free and mercury-bound forms" J. Biomol. NMR 29; 457-458.
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Hoffmann, B., Mitchell, G. T., Gendron, P., Major, F., Andersen, A. A. Collins, R. A., and Legault, P. (2003) "NMR structure of the active conformation of the Varkud satellite ribozyme cleavage site" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100(12); 7003-7008.
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Nguyen, B. D., Abbott, K., Potempa, K. Kobor, M. S., Archambault, J., Greenblatt, J., Legault, P. Omichinski, J. G. (2003) "NMR structure of a complex containing the TFIIF subunit RAP74 and the RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal domain phosphatase FCP1" Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100(10); 5688-5693.
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Nguyen, B. D., Chen, H.-T., Kobor, M., Grzesiek, S., Greenblatt, J., Legault, P., and Omichinski, J. G. (2003) "Solution Structure of the carboxyl-terminal domain of RAP74 and NMR characterization of the FCP1-binding sites of RAP74 and human TFIIB" Biochemistry, 42(6); 1460-1469.
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Chen, H.-T., Legault, P., Glushka, J., Omichinski, J. G., Scott, R. A. (2000) "Structure of a (cys3his) zinc ribbon, a ubiquitous motif in archaeal and eucaryal transcription" Protein Science. 9; 1743-1752.
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Hoogstraten, C. G., Legault, P., and Pardi, A. (1998) "NMR solution structure of the lead-dependent ribozyme: evidence for dynamics in RNA catalysis." J. Mol. Biol. 284; 337-350.
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Legault, P., Hoogstraten, C. G., Metlitzky, E., Pardi, A. (1998) "Order, dynamics and metal binding in the lead-dependent ribozyme." J. Mol. Biol. 284; 325-335.
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Greenblatt, J., Mah, T.-F., Legault, P., Mogridge, J., Li, J., Kay, L.E. (1998) "Structure and mechanism in transcriptional antitermination by the bacteriophage lambda N protein." Cold Spring Harbor symposia on quantitative biology Vol. 63 (Mechanisms of Transcription) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. New York, Pp. 327-336.
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Legault, P., Li, J., Mogridge, J., Kay, L. E., Greenblatt, J.(1998) "NMR structure of the bacteriophage lambda N-Peptide /BoxB RNA complex: recognition of a GNRA fold by an arginine-rich motif." Cell 93; 289-299.
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Simorre, J.-P., Legault, P., Baidya, N., Uhlenbeck, O. C., Maloney, L., Wincott, F., Usman, N., Beigelman, L., Pardi, A. (1998) "Structural variation induced by different nucleotides at the cleavage site of the hammerhead ribozyme." Biochemistry 37; 4034-4044.
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Mogridge, J., Legault, P., Li, J., Van Oene, M. D., Kay, L. E., Greenblatt, J. (1998) "Independent ligand-induced folding of the RNA-binding domain and two functionally distinct antitermination regions in the phage lambda N protein." Molec. Cell. 1; 265-275.
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Zwahlen, C.*, Legault, P.*, Vincent, S. J. F., Greenblatt, J., Konrat, R. and Kay, L. E. (1997) "Methods for measurement of intermolecular NOEs by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy: Application to a bacteriophage lambda N-peptide/boxB RNA complex." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119; 6711-6721.(* = Equal contribution)
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Legault, P. and Pardi, A. (1997) "Unusual dynamics and pKa shift at the active site of a lead-dependent ribozyme." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119; 6621-6628.
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Simorre, J.-P., Legault, P., Hangar, A. B., Michiels, P., and Pardi, A. (1997) "A conformational change in the catalytic core of the hammerhead ribozyme upon cleavage of an RNA susbstrate." Biochemistry 36; 518-525.
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Rao, N. S., Legault, P., Muhandiram, D. R., Greenblatt, J., Battiste, J. L., Williamson, J. R., and Kay, L. E. (1996) "NMR pulse schemes for the sequential assignment of arginine sidechain H-epsilon protons." J. Mag. Res. Series B 113; 272-276.
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Mueller, L., Legault, P., and Pardi, A. (1995) "Improved RNA structure determination by detection of NOE contacts to exchange-broadened amino protons." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117;11043-11048.
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Zimmermann, G. R., Legault, P., Selsted, M. E., and Pardi, A. (1995) "Solution structure of bovine neutrophil beta-defensin-12: The peptide fold of the beta-defensins is identical to that of the classical defensins." Biochemistry 34;13663-13671.
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Legault, P., Jucker, F. M., and Pardi, A. (1995) "Improved measurement of 13C, 31P J coupling constants in isotopically labeled RNA." FEBS Lett. 362; 156-160.
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Legault, P. and Pardi, A. (1994) "In situ probing of adenine protonation in RNA by 13C NMR." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 8390-8391.
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Legault, P., Farmer II, B. T., Mueller, L., and Pardi, A. (1994) "Through-bond correlation of adenine protons in a 13C-labeled ribozyme." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116, 2203-2204.
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Legault, P. and Pardi, A. (1994) "31P chemical shift as a probe of structural motifs in RNA." J. Mag. Res. Series B 103, 82-86.
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Legault, P., Herschlag, D., Celander, D. W., and Cech, T. R. (1992) "Mutations at the guanosine binding site of the Tetrahymena ribozyme also affect site-specific hydrolysis." Nucleic Acids Res. 20, 6613-6619.
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Nikonowicz, E. P., Sirr, A., Legault, P., Jucker, F. M., Baer, L. M., and Pardi, A. (1992) "Preparation of 13C and 15N labelled RNAs for heteronuclear multi-dimensional NMR studies." Nucleic Acids Res. 20, 4507-4513.
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Amman, H., Boulanger, Y., Legault, P., and Vinay, P. (1989) "An incubation system for the NMR study of kidney tubules." Magn. Res. Med. 12, 339-347.
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Boulanger, Y., Legault, P., Tejedor, A., Vinay, P., and Thériault, Y. (1988) "Biochemical characterization and osmolytes in papillary collecting ducts from pig and dog kidneys." Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 66, 1282-1290.
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