2016
EBV noncoding RNA EBER2 interacts with host RNA-binding proteins to regulate viral gene expression
Lee N, Yario TA, Gao JS, Steitz JA. EBV noncoding RNA EBER2 interacts with host RNA-binding proteins to regulate viral gene expression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 3221-3226. PMID: 26951683, PMCID: PMC4812724, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601773113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-POU domain-containing octamer-binding proteinGene expressionNoncoding RNAsHost RNAAbundant noncoding RNAsCellular noncoding RNAsRNA-protein crosslinkingOctamer-binding proteinHost gene expressionBox protein 5Viral gene expressionHost transcription factorsGlutamine richFactor prolineIntermediary proteinsNuclear bodiesTranscription factorsRNA 2Host proteinsRecombinant proteinsProtein resultsProtein componentsProtein 5Protein 14RNACalcium signaling and transcription: elongation, DoGs, and eRNAs.
Vilborg A, Passarelli MC, Steitz JA. Calcium signaling and transcription: elongation, DoGs, and eRNAs. Receptors & Clinical Investigation 2016, 3 PMID: 29147672, PMCID: PMC5685190, DOI: 10.14800/rci.1169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene-specific transcription factorsPhases of transcriptionCertain stress conditionsTranscription terminationReadthrough transcriptionTranscription initiationAlternative splicingCellular processesTranscription factorsRegulated processKey intracellularSignaling cascadesTranscriptionCalcium signalingStress conditionsDiverse classSuch CaERNAsSplicingGenesTranscriptsSignalingCalcium ionsIntracellularCascade
2015
Noncoding RNA‐guided recruitment of transcription factors: A prevalent but undocumented mechanism?
Lee N, Steitz JA. Noncoding RNA‐guided recruitment of transcription factors: A prevalent but undocumented mechanism? BioEssays 2015, 37: 936-941. PMID: 26200477, PMCID: PMC4721591, DOI: 10.1002/bies.201500060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsDomains of TFsCognate binding motifsDNA target sitesAssociated transcription factorsRNA-RNA interactionsTarget siteNascent transcriptsCell identityTarget lociCellular processesNoncoding RNAsBinding motifProper regulationViral genomeUndocumented mechanismGenomeDNAViral DNARNARecruitmentNcRNAsNcRNARNAsLociEBV Noncoding RNA Binds Nascent RNA to Drive Host PAX5 to Viral DNA
Lee N, Moss WN, Yario TA, Steitz JA. EBV Noncoding RNA Binds Nascent RNA to Drive Host PAX5 to Viral DNA. Cell 2015, 160: 607-618. PMID: 25662012, PMCID: PMC4329084, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2015.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal repeatNascent RNANoncoding RNAsNuclear noncoding RNAB-cell transcription factor PAX5Greater sequence divergenceDNA target sitesTranscription factor Pax5Chromatin localizationTR lociSequence divergenceNascent transcriptsUndescribed functionTranscription factorsLatent EBV genomeRNATarget siteEssential rolePrimate herpesvirusesEBV lytic replicationPAX5Lytic replicationViral DNAEBER2Viral replication
1983
Structure and Function of Small Ribonucleoproteins from Eukaryotic Cells
Steitz JA, Berg C, Gottlieb E, Hardin JA, Hashimoto C, Hendrick JP, Hinterberger M, Krikeles M, Lerner MR, Mount SM, Pettersson I, Rinke J, Rosa M, Wolin S. Structure and Function of Small Ribonucleoproteins from Eukaryotic Cells. 1983, 12: 309-317. PMID: 7166547, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-501650-6.50023-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall ribonucleoproteinLa proteinRNA polymerase III transcription factorSmall RNA-protein complexesDrosophila U1 RNAU1 small nuclearRNA-protein complexesHnRNA splicingEukaryotic cellsSmall cytoplasmicMammalian cellsRRNA precursorTranscription factorsSmall nuclearU1 RNASplice junctionsRibonucleoproteinLa ribonucleoproteinsFurther characterizationProteinRelated diseasesCellsSplicingTRNARNA