1996
Length suppression in histone messenger RNA 3′-end maturation: Processing defects of insertion mutant premessenger RNAs can be compensated by insertions into the U7 small nuclear RNA
Scharl E, Steitz J. Length suppression in histone messenger RNA 3′-end maturation: Processing defects of insertion mutant premessenger RNAs can be compensated by insertions into the U7 small nuclear RNA. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 14659-14664. PMID: 8962110, PMCID: PMC26191, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.25.14659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone downstream elementU7 RNAHistone messenger RNASmall nuclear RNARNA processing systemSmall ribonucleoproteinPremessenger RNANuclear RNAPre-mRNAU7 small nuclear RNADownstream elementsCleavage siteRNAMessenger RNAXenopus oocytesBase pairingProcessing defectsU7First demonstrationHistonesRNAsRibonucleoproteinInsertionMRNASites
1994
The site of 3′ end formation of histone messenger RNA is a fixed distance from the downstream element recognized by the U7 snRNP.
Scharl EC, Steitz JA. The site of 3′ end formation of histone messenger RNA is a fixed distance from the downstream element recognized by the U7 snRNP. The EMBO Journal 1994, 13: 2432-2440. PMID: 8194533, PMCID: PMC395109, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06528.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell NucleusCell-Free SystemCross-Linking ReagentsFurocoumarinsGuanosineHeLa CellsHistonesHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRibonuclease HRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, MessengerStructure-Activity RelationshipSubstrate SpecificityConceptsHistone downstream elementU7 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinHistone messenger RNAInsertion mutantsEnd formationSite of cleavageEnd processingDownstream elementsA residuesMessenger RNAAnti-trimethylguanosine antibodyStem-loop structureWild-type substrateCross-linking studiesPremessenger RNANuclear ribonucleoproteinEnzymatic componentsNew cleavage siteNucleotides downstreamC residuesMolecular rulerCleavage siteRNAHistones
1987
Identification of the Human U7 snRNP as One of Several Factors Involved in the 3′ End Maturation of Histone Premessenger RNA's
Mowry K, Steitz J. Identification of the Human U7 snRNP as One of Several Factors Involved in the 3′ End Maturation of Histone Premessenger RNA's. Science 1987, 238: 1682-1687. PMID: 2825355, DOI: 10.1126/science.2825355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU7 snRNPPre-mRNAEnd processingDownstream elementsCleavage siteSmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein complexesMammalian pre-mRNAHeLa cell extractsNuclear ribonucleoprotein complexesHistone pre-mRNAEnd maturationEukaryotic cellsRibonucleoprotein complexesPremessenger RNARNA moietySplicing reactionGene transcriptsCell extractsSnRNPMessenger RNARNAAccurate 5' splice-site selection in mouse kappa immunoglobulin light chain premessenger RNAs is not cell-type-specific.
Kedes DH, Steitz JA. Accurate 5' splice-site selection in mouse kappa immunoglobulin light chain premessenger RNAs is not cell-type-specific. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1987, 84: 7928-7932. PMID: 3120179, PMCID: PMC299449, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.22.7928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplice site selectionSplice siteHeLa cellsLight chain transcriptsChain transcriptsV-J recombinationMouse kappa light chainsSplicing machineryPremessenger RNAConstant exonsGene sequencesKappa-producing cellsSynthetic transcriptsGene expressionNuclear extractsMouse B lymphocytesUpstream sitesTranscriptsExonsSequenceLight chainCellsPotential mechanismsSitesGenes