1977
Characterization of two mRNA · rRNA complexes implicated in the initiation of protein biosynthesis
Steitz J, Steege D. Characterization of two mRNA · rRNA complexes implicated in the initiation of protein biosynthesis. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1977, 114: 545-558. PMID: 335077, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(77)90177-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein biosynthesisEscherichia coli 16 S ribosomal RNAS ribosomal RNABase pair regionNuclease digestion studiesFragment complexAssignment of residuesRibosomal RNARRNA complexLambda PRBacteriophage lambdaMolecular understandingInitiation siteInitiation eventsStrong experimental supportMessenger RNABiosynthesisThermal denaturation studiesDenaturation studiesRNAPR transcriptsPR regionDigestion studiesMRNAComplexes
1974
Specific recognition of the isolated R17 replicase initiator region by R17 coat protein
STEITZ J. Specific recognition of the isolated R17 replicase initiator region by R17 coat protein. Nature 1974, 248: 223-225. PMID: 4819415, DOI: 10.1038/248223a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1972
Oligonucleotide Sequence of Replicase Initiation Site in Qβ RNA
STEITZ J. Oligonucleotide Sequence of Replicase Initiation Site in Qβ RNA. Nature 1972, 236: 71-75. PMID: 4502455, DOI: 10.1038/newbio236071a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReplicase geneQβ RNAMajor coat proteinN-terminal sequenceCoat cistronTermination signalReplicase cistronNucleotide sequenceCoat proteinRNA genomeInitiator codonInitiation siteQβ replicaseGenesProteinBacteriophage QβCistronUGA suppressorRNAVirus particlesSequenceOligonucleotide sequencesProtein7GenomeReplicase