2015
Herpesvirus saimiri MicroRNAs Preferentially Target Host Cell Cycle Regulators
Guo YE, Oei T, Steitz JA. Herpesvirus saimiri MicroRNAs Preferentially Target Host Cell Cycle Regulators. Journal Of Virology 2015, 89: 10901-10911. PMID: 26292323, PMCID: PMC4621106, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01884-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesBlotting, WesternCallithrixCDC2 Protein KinaseCell Cycle ProteinsEndoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiPHeat-Shock ProteinsHEK293 CellsHerpesvirus 2, SaimiriineHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansImmunoprecipitationLuciferasesMicroRNAsPhosphorylationRNA, MessengerT-LymphocytesConceptsHost cell cycle regulatorsViral miRNAsCell cycle regulatorsHerpesvirus saimiriMRNA targetsCycle regulatorsProtein-coding genesPre-miRNA hairpinsCross-linking immunoprecipitationGene ontology analysisHigh-throughput sequencingOpen reading frameOncogenic Herpesvirus saimiriCyclin-dependent kinasesP300 transcriptional coactivatorCell cycle progressionKey negative regulatorMarmoset T cellsHITS-CLIPRepresses expressionOntology analysisTranscriptional coactivatorViral life cyclePrimary transcriptCellular transformation
2014
Versatile microRNA biogenesis in animals and their viruses
Xie M, Steitz JA. Versatile microRNA biogenesis in animals and their viruses. RNA Biology 2014, 11: 673-681. PMID: 24823351, PMCID: PMC4156499, DOI: 10.4161/rna.28985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential cellular processesMiRNA regulatory networkPost-transcriptional levelUbiquitous gene regulatorsNon-canonical pathwayMost miRNAsCytoplasmic DicerMicroRNA biogenesisMolecular machineryCellular processesRegulatory networksPrimary transcriptGene regulatorsNuclear DroshaCellular RNABiogenesisDroshaAlternative mechanismFundamental roleCleavage stepMetazoansDicerMiRNAsMicroRNAsMiRNA
2013
Mammalian 5′-Capped MicroRNA Precursors that Generate a Single MicroRNA
Xie M, Li M, Vilborg A, Lee N, Shu MD, Yartseva V, Šestan N, Steitz JA. Mammalian 5′-Capped MicroRNA Precursors that Generate a Single MicroRNA. Cell 2013, 155: 1568-1580. PMID: 24360278, PMCID: PMC3899828, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.11.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBase SequenceBiosynthetic PathwaysDEAD-box RNA HelicasesGenome-Wide Association StudyGuanosineHumansKaryopherinsMiceMicroRNAsMolecular Sequence DataReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRibonuclease IIIRNA CapsRNA Polymerase IIRNA, Small InterferingTranscription Termination, GeneticConceptsCap-binding protein eIF4EMiRNA biogenesis pathwayNuclear-cytoplasmic transportGuide strand selectionShRNA expression constructsTranscription start siteBiogenesis pathwayCytoplasmic DicerMicroprocessor complexTranscription terminationProtein eIF4EExportin-5MicroRNA precursorsMiRNA hairpinsPrimary transcriptStrand selectionGene regulatorsStart siteDicer cleavageExpression constructsSingle microRNAMiRNAsMicroRNAsPathwayMicroRNPs
2001
Non-coding snoRNA host genes in Drosophila: expression strategies for modification guide snoRNAs
Tycowski K, Steitz J. Non-coding snoRNA host genes in Drosophila: expression strategies for modification guide snoRNAs. European Journal Of Cell Biology 2001, 80: 119-125. PMID: 11302516, DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSnoRNA host genesModification-guide snoRNAsHost genesGuide snoRNAsSplice siteDifferent eukaryotic kingdomsEukaryotic kingdomsPolycistronic unitsD. melanogasterProtein codingTranslational apparatusConserved distanceSnoRNA sequencesTrailer sequencesIntron lariatPrimary transcriptFunctional proteinsNucleotides upstreamExpression strategyExonucleolytic activitySnoRNAsIntronsGenesDebranching activityProtein
1993
A small nucleolar RNA is processed from an intron of the human gene encoding ribosomal protein S3.
Tycowski KT, Shu MD, Steitz JA. A small nucleolar RNA is processed from an intron of the human gene encoding ribosomal protein S3. Genes & Development 1993, 7: 1176-1190. PMID: 8319909, DOI: 10.1101/gad.7.7a.1176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceCell NucleolusCell-Free SystemConserved SequenceElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelHeLa CellsHumansIntronsMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationRestriction MappingRibosomal ProteinsRNA PrecursorsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small NuclearSequence Analysis, RNAUracil NucleotidesConceptsSmall nucleolar RNAsNucleolar RNAsRibosomal protein S3 geneNuclear RNA polymerasesSingle-copy geneSingle primary transcriptRibosomal protein S3Secondary structure modelStem-loop structureVertebrate cellsNucleolar proteinsProtein S3Transcription signalsHuman genesRNA polymerasePrimary transcriptConserved sequencesS3 geneNucleolar snRNASame strandS3 mRNANucleotides downstreamMature endNucleolar componentsIntron 1