2018
Two herpesviral noncoding PAN RNAs are functionally homologous but do not associate with common chromatin loci
Withers JB, Li ES, Vallery TK, Yario TA, Steitz JA. Two herpesviral noncoding PAN RNAs are functionally homologous but do not associate with common chromatin loci. PLOS Pathogens 2018, 14: e1007389. PMID: 30383841, PMCID: PMC6233925, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCell NucleusChromatinGene Expression Regulation, ViralGene Knockdown TechniquesHEK293 CellsHerpesviridaeHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 8, HumanHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMacaca mulattaRhadinovirusRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerRNA, NuclearRNA, ViralTumor Virus InfectionsViral ProteinsVirus ReplicationConceptsKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusPAN RNAPAN RNA expressionGene expressionChromatin lociSarcoma-associated herpesvirusViral mRNAsSpecific chromatin lociNuclear mRNA exportNucleotide sequence conservationAbundant nuclear RNARNA expressionLytic viral gene expressionViral gene expressionMRNA exportRNA associationSequence conservationPolyadenylated transcriptsViral chromatinLoci differHost chromatinRNA functionCell fractionationNuclear RNAProgeny virion release
2016
Host miRNA degradation by Herpesvirus saimiri small nuclear RNA requires an unstructured interacting region
Pawlica P, Moss WN, Steitz JA. Host miRNA degradation by Herpesvirus saimiri small nuclear RNA requires an unstructured interacting region. RNA 2016, 22: 1181-1189. PMID: 27335146, PMCID: PMC4931111, DOI: 10.1261/rna.054817.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear RNAMiR-27Nuclear RNAVivo secondary structureBioinformatic structural analysisBinding site sequenceMiRNA degradationU RNARNA functionMutagenic analysisHSUR1Interacting regionsSite sequenceHost microRNAsSecondary structureHerpesvirus saimiriT cell activationOncogenic herpesvirusRNAStructural flexibilityDecreased levelsMutantsStructural analysisDegradationMicroRNAs
1979
Genetic Signals and Nucleotide Sequences in Messenger RNA
Steitz J. Genetic Signals and Nucleotide Sequences in Messenger RNA. Biological Regulation And Development 1979, 349-399. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-3417-0_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA moleculesMessenger RNAMessenger RNA moleculesAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesSequence of nucleotidesThree-dimensional foldingSequence of basesGenetic signalsRNA functionRibosomal RNANucleotide sequenceTRNA moleculesGenetic informationU residuesWatson-Crick base pairsTertiary structureBase pairsPolypeptide chainRNABase pairingSpecific recognitionSequenceProteinString of beadsSynthetases