2016
Hoogsteen-position pyrimidines promote the stability and function of the MALAT1 RNA triple helix
Brown JA, Kinzig CG, DeGregorio SJ, Steitz JA. Hoogsteen-position pyrimidines promote the stability and function of the MALAT1 RNA triple helix. RNA 2016, 22: 743-749. PMID: 26952103, PMCID: PMC4836648, DOI: 10.1261/rna.055707.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysRNA triple helicesBase triplesMetastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1RNA stability elementMobility shift assaysTriple helixHuman metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1Small molecule bindingU base triplesNucleotide compositionCellular functionsTriple-helical stabilityShift assaysLung adenocarcinoma transcript 1Stability elementEMSA resultsBiological significanceMolecule bindingRNA catalysisHelixTranscript 1Triple helix stabilityC tripleReporter
2011
Posttranscriptional activation of gene expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes by microRNA–protein complexes (microRNPs)
Mortensen RD, Serra M, Steitz JA, Vasudevan S. Posttranscriptional activation of gene expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes by microRNA–protein complexes (microRNPs). Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 8281-8286. PMID: 21536868, PMCID: PMC3100953, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1105401108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroRNA–protein complexesProtein kinase AIIXenopus laevis oocytesImmature Xenopus laevis oocytesGene expression activationMammalian cell linesLaevis oocytesHuman Ago2Target reporterMammalian cellsExpression activationMyt1 kinaseGene expressionPosttranscriptional activationRegulated expressionSpecific mRNAsPhysiological relevanceQuiescent cellsMicroRNAsOocyte stateCell linesOocytesReporterCAMP levelsExpression