1993
The cellular RNA-binding protein EAP recognizes a conserved stem-loop in the Epstein-Barr virus small RNA EBER 1.
Toczyski DP, Steitz JA. The cellular RNA-binding protein EAP recognizes a conserved stem-loop in the Epstein-Barr virus small RNA EBER 1. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1993, 13: 703-710. PMID: 8380232, PMCID: PMC358948, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.1.703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular RNA-binding proteinsRNA-binding proteinDetailed mutational analysisStem-loop structureSequence-specific mannerRNase protection experimentsEpstein‐Barr virus small RNA EBER‐1Double-stranded regionsSmall RNAsDeletion mutantsEBER-1Mutational analysisFusion proteinProtection experimentsViral proteinsProteinRNAEpstein-Barr virusBindingMutantsHerpesvirus papioNucleotidesHairpinAntibodiesCells
1986
Characterization of the DNA-binding protein antigen Ku recognized by autoantibodies from patients with rheumatic disorders.
Mimori T, Hardin JA, Steitz JA. Characterization of the DNA-binding protein antigen Ku recognized by autoantibodies from patients with rheumatic disorders. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1986, 261: 2274-2278. PMID: 3511059, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)35929-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKu proteinNovel DNA-binding proteinAnti-Ku antibodiesDNA-binding proteinsHigh molecular weight nucleic acidsExtracts of cellsKu antigenDa subunitChromatinHeLa cellsScleroderma-polymyositis overlap syndromeBiochemical natureProteinWeight nucleic acidsLarge formNucleic acidsOverlap syndromeRheumatic disordersCertain patientsAntibodiesAntigenAutoantibodiesCellsImmunoaffinity column chromatographyPatients
1982
Antibodies from patients with connective tissue diseases bind specific subsets of cellular RNA-protein particles.
Hardin JA, Rahn DR, Shen C, Lerner MR, Wolin SL, Rosa MD, Steitz JA. Antibodies from patients with connective tissue diseases bind specific subsets of cellular RNA-protein particles. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1982, 70: 141-147. PMID: 6806318, PMCID: PMC370236, DOI: 10.1172/jci110587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusLupus erythematosusRheumatoid arthritisPatient seraHepatitis B virus infectionB virus infectionPositive antinuclear antibodyRheumatic disease patientsJuvenile rheumatoid arthritisConnective tissue diseaseAntinuclear antibodiesSjögren's syndromeTissue diseaseDisease patientsAntigenic interrelationshipsSpecific subsetVirus infectionPatientsSuch seraMonoclonal immunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin GSerumAntibodiesAntigenic determinantsErythematosus
1981
Monoclonal antibodies to nucleic acid-containing cellular constituents: probes for molecular biology and autoimmune disease.
Lerner EA, Lerner MR, Janeway CA, Steitz JA. Monoclonal antibodies to nucleic acid-containing cellular constituents: probes for molecular biology and autoimmune disease. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1981, 78: 2737-2741. PMID: 6789322, PMCID: PMC319432, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.78.5.2737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-Sm antibodiesMonoclonal anti-Sm antibodyAutoimmune diseasesMonoclonal antibodiesLupus erythematosus-like syndromeMRL/Mp-lpr/lprProduction of autoantibodiesPatient seraSpleen cellsImmunofluorescence techniqueAntibodiesSP 2/0Competition radioimmunoassayImmunoprecipitation patternsCell linesSm antigenAntigenDiseaseMiceCellular constituentsCellular componentsAutoantibodiesPatientsLupusSyndromeTwo small RNAs encoded by Epstein-Barr virus and complexed with protein are precipitated by antibodies from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lerner MR, Andrews NC, Miller G, Steitz JA. Two small RNAs encoded by Epstein-Barr virus and complexed with protein are precipitated by antibodies from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1981, 78: 805-809. PMID: 6262773, PMCID: PMC319891, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.78.2.805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusLupus erythematosusEBER-1EBER-2EBV DNAB lymphocytesEpstein-Barr virus genomeEpstein-Barr virusNormal B lymphocytesEcoRI J fragmentT lymphocytesErythematosusLa antigenLymphocytesPrimate cellsHerpesvirus atelesExhibit sequence homologyAntibodiesPotential relationshipVirus genomeCell transformationCellsUninfected mammalian cellsRNAMammalian cellsTwo Novel Classes of Small Ribonucleoproteins Detected by Antibodies Associated with Lupus Erythematosus
Lerner M, Boyle J, Hardin J, Steitz J. Two Novel Classes of Small Ribonucleoproteins Detected by Antibodies Associated with Lupus Erythematosus. Science 1981, 211: 400-402. PMID: 6164096, DOI: 10.1126/science.6164096.Peer-Reviewed Original Research