1996
Highly Diverged U4 and U6 Small Nuclear RNAs Required for Splicing Rare AT-AC Introns
Tarn W, Steitz J. Highly Diverged U4 and U6 Small Nuclear RNAs Required for Splicing Rare AT-AC Introns. Science 1996, 273: 1824-1832. PMID: 8791582, DOI: 10.1126/science.273.5283.1824.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Modulation of 5' splice site choice in pre-messenger RNA by two distinct steps.
Tarn WY, Steitz JA. Modulation of 5' splice site choice in pre-messenger RNA by two distinct steps. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 2504-2508. PMID: 7708674, PMCID: PMC42246, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.7.2504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinU1 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinSplice site choicePre-messenger RNASR proteinsSplice site selectionSplice siteSite choiceSer/Arg-rich (SR) proteinsU2 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinU1 snRNP functionsHeLa cell nuclear extractsEssential splicing factorArg-rich proteinsCell nuclear extractsDistinct stepsSnRNP functionSite selectionSplicing factorsU1 bindingNuclear ribonucleoproteinU1 RNANuclear extractsProteinRNA
1994
The site of 3′ end formation of histone messenger RNA is a fixed distance from the downstream element recognized by the U7 snRNP.
Scharl EC, Steitz JA. The site of 3′ end formation of histone messenger RNA is a fixed distance from the downstream element recognized by the U7 snRNP. The EMBO Journal 1994, 13: 2432-2440. PMID: 8194533, PMCID: PMC395109, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06528.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell NucleusCell-Free SystemCross-Linking ReagentsFurocoumarinsGuanosineHeLa CellsHistonesHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRibonuclease HRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, MessengerStructure-Activity RelationshipSubstrate SpecificityConceptsHistone downstream elementU7 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinHistone messenger RNAInsertion mutantsEnd formationSite of cleavageEnd processingDownstream elementsA residuesMessenger RNAAnti-trimethylguanosine antibodyStem-loop structureWild-type substrateCross-linking studiesPremessenger RNANuclear ribonucleoproteinEnzymatic componentsNew cleavage siteNucleotides downstreamC residuesMolecular rulerCleavage siteRNAHistones
1993
Association with terminal exons in pre-mRNAs: a new role for the U1 snRNP?
Wassarman KM, Steitz JA. Association with terminal exons in pre-mRNAs: a new role for the U1 snRNP? Genes & Development 1993, 7: 647-659. PMID: 8384583, DOI: 10.1101/gad.7.4.647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenoviridaeBase SequenceBinding SitesCross-Linking ReagentsDNA Mutational AnalysisExonsFurocoumarinsHeLa CellsHistonesHumansMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotide ProbesPoly ARestriction MappingRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearRNA PrecursorsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA SplicingRNA, Small NuclearSimian virus 40