1993
Mutations in the conserved loop of human U5 snRNA generate use of novel cryptic 5′ splice sites in vivo.
Cortes JJ, Sontheimer EJ, Seiwert SD, Steitz JA. Mutations in the conserved loop of human U5 snRNA generate use of novel cryptic 5′ splice sites in vivo. The EMBO Journal 1993, 12: 5181-5189. PMID: 8262061, PMCID: PMC413781, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb06213.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSplice siteRabbit beta-globin geneBeta-globin transcriptsBeta-globin geneU5 genesConserved loopMRNA splicingU5 snRNASecond intronFirst exonExon sequencesLoop mutantsSecond exonExpression vectorTransient transfectionCryptic sitesNovel siteHeLa cellsGT dinucleotideExonsExon 1U5 sequencesSnRNAMutationsVivo system
1985
Transfer RNA is an essential component of the ubiquitin- and ATP-dependent proteolytic system.
Ciechanover A, Wolin SL, Steitz JA, Lodish HF. Transfer RNA is an essential component of the ubiquitin- and ATP-dependent proteolytic system. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1985, 82: 1341-1345. PMID: 2983338, PMCID: PMC397256, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.82.5.1341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsATP-dependent proteolytic systemProteolytic systemATP-dependent degradationATP-requiring reactionATP-dependent pathwayProteolytic activityProgression of cellsProtein substratesTransfer RNAGene activationMammalian cellsUncharged tRNAReticulocyte extractsProtein degradationTRNA fractionReticulocyte systemMouse cellsCell cycleUbiquitinEssential componentRNAGel electrophoresisTRNAConjugated proteinsAutoimmune sera