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
1979
Antibodies to small nuclear RNAs complexed with proteins are produced by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Lerner M, Steitz J. Antibodies to small nuclear RNAs complexed with proteins are produced by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1979, 76: 5495-5499. PMID: 316537, PMCID: PMC411675, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.11.5495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear RNA moleculesNuclear extractsMouse Ehrlich ascites cellsSmall nuclear RNANuclear RNA moleculesSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinNuclear RNP particlesMammalian nucleiVertebrate speciesNuclear RNANuclear ribonucleoproteinRNA moleculesSystemic lupus erythematosusDifferent polypeptidesEhrlich ascites cellsIdentical complementSpecific proteinsMajor polypeptidesRNP particlesMolecular identityPossible functionsNuclear processesNuclear RNPAnti-Sm seraVirtue of association