2009
A Conserved WD40 Protein Binds the Cajal Body Localization Signal of scaRNP Particles
Tycowski KT, Shu MD, Kukoyi A, Steitz JA. A Conserved WD40 Protein Binds the Cajal Body Localization Signal of scaRNP Particles. Molecular Cell 2009, 34: 47-57. PMID: 19285445, PMCID: PMC2700737, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineChromatography, AffinityCoiled BodiesDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsHeLa CellsHumansMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence AlignmentConceptsCAB boxCB localizationSmall Cajal bodyWD40 proteinsRNP functionCajal bodiesLocalization signalACA motifDomain RNATelomerase RNAHuman homologPosttranscriptional modificationsSmall nuclearWDR79ScaRNAsRNA elementsCentral playerUV crosslinkNuclear RNPCore proteinRNAProteinAdditional interactionsBindingLocalization
2006
Multiple domains of EBER 1, an Epstein-Barr virus noncoding RNA, recruit human ribosomal protein L22
Fok V, Mitton-Fry RM, Grech A, Steitz JA. Multiple domains of EBER 1, an Epstein-Barr virus noncoding RNA, recruit human ribosomal protein L22. RNA 2006, 12: 872-882. PMID: 16556938, PMCID: PMC1440895, DOI: 10.1261/rna.2339606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesCarrier ProteinsCell LineCross-Linking ReagentsElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansIn Vitro TechniquesMaltose-Binding ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationPlasmidsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibosomal ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, UntranslatedRNA, ViralSequence DeletionTranscription, GeneticTransfectionUltraviolet Rays
2003
SR Splicing Factors Serve as Adapter Proteins for TAP-Dependent mRNA Export
Huang Y, Gattoni R, Stévenin J, Steitz JA. SR Splicing Factors Serve as Adapter Proteins for TAP-Dependent mRNA Export. Molecular Cell 2003, 11: 837-843. PMID: 12667464, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00089-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArginineBinding, CompetitiveBiological TransportCell NucleusGenes, DominantGlutathione TransferaseModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataNucleocytoplasmic Transport ProteinsOocytesPeptidesPlasmidsPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerSerineTransfectionXenopus
2001
Communication of the Position of Exon-Exon Junctions to the mRNA Surveillance Machinery by the Protein RNPS1
Lykke-Andersen J, Shu M, Steitz J. Communication of the Position of Exon-Exon Junctions to the mRNA Surveillance Machinery by the Protein RNPS1. Science 2001, 293: 1836-1839. PMID: 11546874, DOI: 10.1126/science.1062786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsCell LineDNA-Binding ProteinsExonsFungal ProteinsGlobinsHeLa CellsHumansMacromolecular SubstancesMiceModels, BiologicalPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsRNA HelicasesRNA SplicingRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionConceptsNonsense-mediated decayExon-exon junctionsMRNA surveillanceMRNA quality controlMRNA surveillance machinerySelective nuclear exportBeta-globin mRNAPremature termination codonUpf complexMature mRNASurveillance machineryNuclear exportAberrant mRNAsMammalian cellsTermination codonUntranslated regionSplice junctionsRNPS1MRNADual roleCentral componentComplexesCodonSubunitsMachinery
1997
A new method for detecting sites of 2'-O-methylation in RNA molecules.
Yu YT, Shu MD, Steitz JA. A new method for detecting sites of 2'-O-methylation in RNA molecules. RNA 1997, 3: 324-31. PMID: 9056769, PMCID: PMC1369484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA moleculesEukaryotic ribosomal RNALong RNA moleculesSpecific rRNARibosomal RNAModification sitesRRNAMethylationCell nucleoliChimeric oligonucleotideSnoRNAsRNase H cleavagePrecursor moleculesRRNA transportSitesMoleculesRNANucleotidesCytoplasmNucleoliResiduesCleavageOligonucleotideH cleavageNucleus