2016
Myriad Triple-Helix-Forming Structures in the Transposable Element RNAs of Plants and Fungi
Tycowski KT, Shu MD, Steitz JA. Myriad Triple-Helix-Forming Structures in the Transposable Element RNAs of Plants and Fungi. Cell Reports 2016, 15: 1266-1276. PMID: 27134163, PMCID: PMC4864102, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransposable elementsCellular noncoding RNAsPotential evolutionary consequencesCis-acting RNA structuresIntron lossEvolutionary consequencesBioinformatic identificationTE transcriptsReporter transcriptFish speciesNoncoding RNAsElement RNAHorizontal transferRNA structureTransposase geneRich tractHuman cellsTriple helix formationBase triplesRNAEne coreTranscriptsTriple helixIntronlessGenomeEBV noncoding RNA EBER2 interacts with host RNA-binding proteins to regulate viral gene expression
Lee N, Yario TA, Gao JS, Steitz JA. EBV noncoding RNA EBER2 interacts with host RNA-binding proteins to regulate viral gene expression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 3221-3226. PMID: 26951683, PMCID: PMC4812724, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601773113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-POU domain-containing octamer-binding proteinGene expressionNoncoding RNAsHost RNAAbundant noncoding RNAsCellular noncoding RNAsRNA-protein crosslinkingOctamer-binding proteinHost gene expressionBox protein 5Viral gene expressionHost transcription factorsGlutamine richFactor prolineIntermediary proteinsNuclear bodiesTranscription factorsRNA 2Host proteinsRecombinant proteinsProtein resultsProtein componentsProtein 5Protein 14RNA
2012
Formation of triple-helical structures by the 3′-end sequences of MALAT1 and MENβ noncoding RNAs
Brown JA, Valenstein ML, Yario TA, Tycowski KT, Steitz JA. Formation of triple-helical structures by the 3′-end sequences of MALAT1 and MENβ noncoding RNAs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 19202-19207. PMID: 23129630, PMCID: PMC3511071, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1217338109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRich internal loopMetastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1Rich tractSarcoma-associated herpesvirusDuplex-triplex junctionsTriple helical structureCellular noncoding RNAsNuclear retention elementBase triplesInternal loopKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusU base triplesPAN RNATriple helixNoncoding RNAsNuclear RNAThermal denaturation profilesReporter RNALung adenocarcinoma transcript 1C nucleotidesC base pairsMolecular mechanismsUnpaired nucleotidesBase pairsRNA