2007
Target mRNAs are repressed as efficiently by microRNA-binding sites in the 5′ UTR as in the 3′ UTR
Lytle JR, Yario TA, Steitz JA. Target mRNAs are repressed as efficiently by microRNA-binding sites in the 5′ UTR as in the 3′ UTR. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 9667-9672. PMID: 17535905, PMCID: PMC1887587, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0703820104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal ribosome entry siteTarget mRNAsMiRNA-mediated repressionRepression of translationLuciferase reporter mRNAMiRNA target sitesInitiation of translationMiRNA-binding sitesHuman HeLa cellsRibosome entry siteMicroRNA-binding sitesLet-7 complementary sitesHuman Ago2Reporter mRNAMicroRNAs (miRNAs) bindEndogenous mRNATranslational efficiencyLet-7a miRNAUTRProtein synthesisDNA transfectionComplementary sitesHeLa cellsEntry siteTarget site
1984
The Ro small cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteins: identification of the antigenic protein and its binding site on the Ro RNAs.
Wolin SL, Steitz JA. The Ro small cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteins: identification of the antigenic protein and its binding site on the Ro RNAs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 1996-2000. PMID: 6201849, PMCID: PMC345423, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.7.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRibonucleoprotein particleHeLa cellsSmall cytoplasmic RNARibonuclease protection experimentsSmall ribonucleoprotein particlesSmall cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinsHuman HeLa cellsCytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinMammalian speciesCytoplasmic RNARNA sequencesMajor proteinsRo RNAsProtection experimentsRo proteinPossible functionsBase pairsIdentical base pairsRNAProteinSystemic lupus erythematosusAntigenic proteinsAntigenic polypeptidesRo antibodiesLupus erythematosus