1993
The U5 and U6 Small Nuclear RNAs as Active Site Components of the Spliceosome
Sontheimer E, Steitz J. The U5 and U6 Small Nuclear RNAs as Active Site Components of the Spliceosome. Science 1993, 262: 1989-1996. PMID: 8266094, DOI: 10.1126/science.8266094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear RNANuclear RNAPrecursor messenger RNA splicingLariat intermediateU6 small nuclear RNAMessenger RNA splicingExon 1Self-splicing intronsActive site componentsRNA splicingMammalian spliceosomeU6 RNARNA contactsMechanistic parallelsPre-mRNAVitro splicingSubsequent splicingSplicingSpliceosomeSplice siteLast residueFirst residueFunctional interactionIntron productsRNA
1992
Interactions of Small Nuclear RNA's with Precursor Messenger RNA During in Vitro Splicing
Wassarman D, Steitz J. Interactions of Small Nuclear RNA's with Precursor Messenger RNA During in Vitro Splicing. Science 1992, 257: 1918-1925. PMID: 1411506, DOI: 10.1126/science.1411506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecursor messenger RNASmall nuclear RNANuclear RNASplice siteMessenger RNAPrecursor messenger RNA splicingU6 small nuclear RNAMessenger RNA splicingHeLa nuclear extractsExcised lariat intronSmall RNAsRNA splicingLariat intronIntron sequencesVitro splicingNuclear extractsCleavage eventsSplicingRNAU5Branch siteFirst cleavage eventU6U2U1
1983
The U1 small nuclear RNA-protein complex selectively binds a 5′ splice site in vitro
Mount S, Pettersson I, Hinterberger M, Karmas A, Steitz J. The U1 small nuclear RNA-protein complex selectively binds a 5′ splice site in vitro. Cell 1983, 33: 509-518. PMID: 6190573, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(83)90432-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA-protein complexesSplice siteU1 snRNPGlobin RNAPartial proteinase K digestionU1 snRNPsMouse beta-globin geneBacteriophage T7 RNA polymeraseEucaryotic cell nucleusMessenger RNA splicingT7 RNA polymeraseRecombinant DNA clonesBeta-globin geneT1 ribonuclease digestionSplice site sequencesSmall intronsSnRNP proteinsRNA splicingSnRNP complexDNA clonesRNA polymeraseSnRNPSite sequenceRibonuclease digestionProteinase K digestion