2002
Site‐specific cross‐linking analyses reveal an asymmetric protein distribution for a box C/D snoRNP
Cahill NM, Friend K, Speckmann W, Li Z, Terns RM, Terns MP, Steitz JA. Site‐specific cross‐linking analyses reveal an asymmetric protein distribution for a box C/D snoRNP. The EMBO Journal 2002, 21: 3816-3828. PMID: 12110593, PMCID: PMC126121, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBox C/D snoRNPsD snoRNPsC-boxBox C/D classSite-specific cross-linking analysisBox C/D small nucleolar ribonucleoproteinsBox C/DAsymmetric protein distributionSmall nucleolar ribonucleoproteinSmall nucleolar RNAsXenopus oocyte nucleusCross-linking analysisNucleolar RNAsNucleolar ribonucleoproteinD motifBox DMutational analysisOocyte nucleusGuide sequenceWidespread modificationProtein distributionFibrillarinFunctional rescueCore proteinSnoRNPs
1998
Modification of U6 Spliceosomal RNA Is Guided by Other Small RNAs
Tycowski K, You Z, Graham P, Steitz J. Modification of U6 Spliceosomal RNA Is Guided by Other Small RNAs. Molecular Cell 1998, 2: 629-638. PMID: 9844635, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80161-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell FractionationCell LineCell NucleolusChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDimerizationHeLa CellsHumansMethylationMiceMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationOligodeoxyribonucleotides, AntisenseOocytesPrecipitin TestsRibonuclease HRNA, Ribosomal, 28SRNA, Small NuclearSpliceosomesXenopus laevis
1996
A small nucleolar RNA requirement for site-specific ribose methylation of rRNA in Xenopus
Tycowski K, Smith C, Shu M, Steitz J. A small nucleolar RNA requirement for site-specific ribose methylation of rRNA in Xenopus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 14480-14485. PMID: 8962077, PMCID: PMC26158, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.25.14480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) speciesSite-specific ribose methylationXenopus oocyte systemSnoRNA speciesSnoRNA genesRibose methylationVertebrate cellsRNA speciesMultiple homologsSnoRNA stabilityRRNASnoRNAsOocyte systemRNA requirementsXenopusXenopus oocytesFibrillarinMethylationSpeciesOocytesVertebratesHomologCloningGenesTranscripts
1994
Sequence and structural elements critical for U8 snRNP function in Xenopus oocytes are evolutionarily conserved.
Peculis BA, Steitz JA. Sequence and structural elements critical for U8 snRNP function in Xenopus oocytes are evolutionarily conserved. Genes & Development 1994, 8: 2241-2255. PMID: 7958892, DOI: 10.1101/gad.8.18.2241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBiological EvolutionChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneConserved SequenceFemaleMethylationMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNucleic Acid ConformationOocytesRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA CapsRNA PrecursorsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small NuclearXenopus
1991
An intact Box C sequence in the U3 snRNA is required for binding of fibrillarin, the protein common to the major family of nucleolar snRNPs.
Baserga SJ, Yang XD, Steitz JA. An intact Box C sequence in the U3 snRNA is required for binding of fibrillarin, the protein common to the major family of nucleolar snRNPs. The EMBO Journal 1991, 10: 2645-2651. PMID: 1714385, PMCID: PMC452965, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1991.tb07807.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBox CU3 snRNANucleolar small RNAsSite-specific mutationsShort nucleotide sequencesFibrillarin proteinSmall RNAsDeletion analysisCommon binding siteBox DNucleotide sequenceSnRNPsMajor familiesSnRNAU3 snRNPRNAInput RNAFibrillarinBinding sitesC sequencesBindingProteinSequenceAnti-fibrillarin autoantibodiesBiogenesis
1989
U3, U8 and U13 comprise a new class of mammalian snRNPs localized in the cell nucleolus.
Tyc K, Steitz JA. U3, U8 and U13 comprise a new class of mammalian snRNPs localized in the cell nucleolus. The EMBO Journal 1989, 8: 3113-3119. PMID: 2531075, PMCID: PMC401391, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1989.tb08463.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research