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
1996
A Novel Spliceosome Containing U11, U12, and U5 snRNPs Excises a Minor Class (AT–AC) Intron In Vitro
Tarn W, Steitz J. A Novel Spliceosome Containing U11, U12, and U5 snRNPs Excises a Minor Class (AT–AC) Intron In Vitro. Cell 1996, 84: 801-811. PMID: 8625417, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81057-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase CompositionBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCell NucleusHeLa CellsHumansMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionRibonuclease HRibonucleoprotein, U5 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA PrecursorsRNA SplicingConceptsU5 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinU12 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinsMinor class intronsProtein coding genesPre-mRNA substrateNative gel electrophoresisCoding genesBranch site sequenceSplicing complexesNuclear ribonucleoproteinPre-mRNAP120 geneLariat intermediateSite sequenceIntronsHeLa cellsEssential roleSplicingGel electrophoresisBranch siteGenesU12Minor classU11
1995
U12 snRNA in vertebrates: evolutionary conservation of 5' sequences implicated in splicing of pre-mRNAs containing a minor class of introns.
Tarn WY, Yario TA, Steitz JA. U12 snRNA in vertebrates: evolutionary conservation of 5' sequences implicated in splicing of pre-mRNAs containing a minor class of introns. RNA 1995, 1: 644-56. PMID: 7489523, PMCID: PMC1369308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU12 snRNASnRNA genesMinor class intronsRNA polymerase IIU6 snRNA sequencesMinor classPutative branch siteNoncanonical splice sitesMajor classesEvolutionary conservationBranch site sequencePolymerase IIU2 genesFunctional genesSnRNA sequencesIntronsConsensus sequenceSnRNASite sequenceUpstream elementSplice siteSplicingGenesTranscriptionBranch site
1983
The U1 small nuclear RNA-protein complex selectively binds a 5′ splice site in vitro
Mount S, Pettersson I, Hinterberger M, Karmas A, Steitz J. The U1 small nuclear RNA-protein complex selectively binds a 5′ splice site in vitro. Cell 1983, 33: 509-518. PMID: 6190573, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(83)90432-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA-protein complexesSplice siteU1 snRNPGlobin RNAPartial proteinase K digestionU1 snRNPsMouse beta-globin geneBacteriophage T7 RNA polymeraseEucaryotic cell nucleusMessenger RNA splicingT7 RNA polymeraseRecombinant DNA clonesBeta-globin geneT1 ribonuclease digestionSplice site sequencesSmall intronsSnRNP proteinsRNA splicingSnRNP complexDNA clonesRNA polymeraseSnRNPSite sequenceRibonuclease digestionProteinase K digestion