2002
The Divergent U12-Type Spliceosome Is Required for Pre-mRNA Splicing and Is Essential for Development in Drosophila
Otake LR, Scamborova P, Hashimoto C, Steitz JA. The Divergent U12-Type Spliceosome Is Required for Pre-mRNA Splicing and Is Essential for Development in Drosophila. Molecular Cell 2002, 9: 439-446. PMID: 11864616, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(02)00441-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlternative SplicingAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBase SequenceDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGenes, LethalIntronsLarvaMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationProtein IsoformsRibonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA PrecursorsRNA SplicingRNA, Small NuclearSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidSpliceosomesTranscription FactorsTransgenesConceptsU12-type spliceosomeThird instar larvalU12-type intronsPre-mRNA splicingU4atac/U6atacMetazoan organismsHomeodomain proteinsU5 snRNPsDrosophila melanogasterU12 spliceosomeMRNA intronsU12 snRNASingle locusU6atacInstar larvalSpliceosomeEmbryonic stagesCNS developmentIntronsMinor classU12DrosophilaMelanogasterVertebratesSnRNPs
1998
Modifications of U2 snRNA are required for snRNP assembly and pre‐mRNA splicing
Yu Y, Shu M, Steitz J. Modifications of U2 snRNA are required for snRNP assembly and pre‐mRNA splicing. The EMBO Journal 1998, 17: 5783-5795. PMID: 9755178, PMCID: PMC1170906, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.19.5783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of U2Native gel analysisPre-mRNA splicingU2 snRNP particleGlycerol gradient analysisPseudouridylation activityGuanosine capSnRNP assemblySpliceosomal snRNAsSplicing activityTMG capSpliceosome assemblyU2 RNAU2 snRNAU2 functionProtein profilesGel analysisSnRNP particlesXenopus oocytesInternal modificationSnRNASplicingPotent inhibitorU2Extensive modification
1986
Pre-mRNA splicing in vitro requires intact U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein
Black D, Steitz J. Pre-mRNA splicing in vitro requires intact U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein. Cell 1986, 46: 697-704. PMID: 2427202, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(86)90345-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research