1993
A base-pairing interaction between U2 and U6 small nuclear RNAs occurs in > 150S complexes in HeLa cell extracts: implications for the spliceosome assembly pathway.
Wassarman DA, Steitz JA. A base-pairing interaction between U2 and U6 small nuclear RNAs occurs in > 150S complexes in HeLa cell extracts: implications for the spliceosome assembly pathway. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 7139-7143. PMID: 8346227, PMCID: PMC47091, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.15.7139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU6 small nuclear RNASmall nuclear RNAS100 extractsNuclear RNASer/Arg-rich (SR) proteinsBase pairingNuclear extractsLarge complexesArg-rich proteinsPre-RNA splicingSpliceosome assembly pathwayHeLa cell extractsHeLa nuclear extractsBase-pairing interactionsBase pair formsPossible functional relationshipRibonucleoprotein complexesSpliceosome complexMammalian cellsAssembly pathwaySplicing substratePsoralen crosslinkingGlycerol gradientsCell extractsSplicing
1992
Interactions of Small Nuclear RNA's with Precursor Messenger RNA During in Vitro Splicing
Wassarman D, Steitz J. Interactions of Small Nuclear RNA's with Precursor Messenger RNA During in Vitro Splicing. Science 1992, 257: 1918-1925. PMID: 1411506, DOI: 10.1126/science.1411506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrecursor messenger RNASmall nuclear RNANuclear RNASplice siteMessenger RNAPrecursor messenger RNA splicingU6 small nuclear RNAMessenger RNA splicingHeLa nuclear extractsExcised lariat intronSmall RNAsRNA splicingLariat intronIntron sequencesVitro splicingNuclear extractsCleavage eventsSplicingRNAU5Branch siteFirst cleavage eventU6U2U1
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsCytosolHigh Mobility Group ProteinsPeptide HydrolasesRabbitsReticulocytesRibonucleasesRNA, TransferUbiquitinsConceptsATP-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