1993
The U5 and U6 Small Nuclear RNAs as Active Site Components of the Spliceosome
Sontheimer E, Steitz J. The U5 and U6 Small Nuclear RNAs as Active Site Components of the Spliceosome. Science 1993, 262: 1989-1996. PMID: 8266094, DOI: 10.1126/science.8266094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear RNANuclear RNAPrecursor messenger RNA splicingLariat intermediateU6 small nuclear RNAMessenger RNA splicingExon 1Self-splicing intronsActive site componentsRNA splicingMammalian spliceosomeU6 RNARNA contactsMechanistic parallelsPre-mRNAVitro splicingSubsequent splicingSplicingSpliceosomeSplice siteLast residueFirst residueFunctional interactionIntron productsRNA
1986
Pre-mRNA splicing in vitro requires intact U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein
Black D, Steitz J. Pre-mRNA splicing in vitro requires intact U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein. Cell 1986, 46: 697-704. PMID: 2427202, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(86)90345-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1985
Association of the lupus antigen La with a subset of U6 snRNA molecules
Rinke J, Steitz J. Association of the lupus antigen La with a subset of U6 snRNA molecules. Nucleic Acids Research 1985, 13: 2617-2629. PMID: 2582364, PMCID: PMC341179, DOI: 10.1093/nar/13.7.2617.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1984
The structure of mammalian small nuclear ribonucleoproteins. Identification of multiple protein components reactive with anti-(U1)ribonucleoprotein and anti-Sm autoantibodies.
Pettersson I, Hinterberger M, Mimori T, Gottlieb E, Steitz JA. The structure of mammalian small nuclear ribonucleoproteins. Identification of multiple protein components reactive with anti-(U1)ribonucleoprotein and anti-Sm autoantibodies. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1984, 259: 5907-5914. PMID: 6232278, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)91101-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSm small nuclear ribonucleoproteinsSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinNuclear ribonucleoproteinProtein componentsAnti-Sm patient seraMultiple protein componentsSnRNP proteinsU6 RNAMammalian cellsDistinct polypeptidesAnti-Sm monoclonal antibodyRNA immunoprecipitationAnti-Sm autoantibodiesSnRNP polypeptidesProtein compositionSnRNP particlesProtein BMonoclonal antibodiesRibonucleoproteinIntriguing questionPolypeptideProteinBlot resultsMouse monoclonal antibodyEntire collectionU4 and U6 RNAs coexist in a single small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle
Hashimoto C, Steitz J. U4 and U6 RNAs coexist in a single small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle. Nucleic Acids Research 1984, 12: 3283-3293. PMID: 6201826, PMCID: PMC318745, DOI: 10.1093/nar/12.7.3283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinU6 RNARNA complexIntact small nuclear ribonucleoproteinRNA/RNA complexesHuman small nuclear ribonucleoproteinsSmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein particleRNA-RNA interactionsNuclear ribonucleoprotein particleSequence complementarityMammalian cellsNuclear ribonucleoproteinRibonucleoprotein particleSnRNP particlesRNABiological implicationsPolyacrylamide gelsProteinase KU4ComplexesSodium dodecyl sulfateRibonucleoproteinDodecyl sulfateU5U1
1980
Are snRNPs involved in splicing?
Lerner M, Boyle J, Mount S, Wolin S, Steitz J. Are snRNPs involved in splicing? Nature 1980, 283: 220-224. PMID: 7350545, DOI: 10.1038/283220a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear RNA speciesProminent nuclear proteinsRNA-protein complexesSmall RNA moleculesSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinNuclear RNA speciesSnRNA speciesSnRNAs U1RNA speciesU6 RNASnRNA moleculesNuclear proteinsNuclear ribonucleoproteinNucleotide sequenceU1 RNARNA moleculesSnRNPsExtensive complementaritySplice junctionsNuclear locationLines of evidenceAnti-Sm seraCell nucleiHnRNA moleculesMouse Ehrlich