2016
Host miRNA degradation by Herpesvirus saimiri small nuclear RNA requires an unstructured interacting region
Pawlica P, Moss WN, Steitz JA. Host miRNA degradation by Herpesvirus saimiri small nuclear RNA requires an unstructured interacting region. RNA 2016, 22: 1181-1189. PMID: 27335146, PMCID: PMC4931111, DOI: 10.1261/rna.054817.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear RNAMiR-27Nuclear RNAVivo secondary structureBioinformatic structural analysisBinding site sequenceMiRNA degradationU RNARNA functionMutagenic analysisHSUR1Interacting regionsSite sequenceHost microRNAsSecondary structureHerpesvirus saimiriT cell activationOncogenic herpesvirusRNAStructural flexibilityDecreased levelsMutantsStructural analysisDegradationMicroRNAsEBV noncoding RNA EBER2 interacts with host RNA-binding proteins to regulate viral gene expression
Lee N, Yario TA, Gao JS, Steitz JA. EBV noncoding RNA EBER2 interacts with host RNA-binding proteins to regulate viral gene expression. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 3221-3226. PMID: 26951683, PMCID: PMC4812724, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601773113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-POU domain-containing octamer-binding proteinGene expressionNoncoding RNAsHost RNAAbundant noncoding RNAsCellular noncoding RNAsRNA-protein crosslinkingOctamer-binding proteinHost gene expressionBox protein 5Viral gene expressionHost transcription factorsGlutamine richFactor prolineIntermediary proteinsNuclear bodiesTranscription factorsRNA 2Host proteinsRecombinant proteinsProtein resultsProtein componentsProtein 5Protein 14RNA
2015
Proteomics and Transcriptomics of BJAB Cells Expressing the Epstein-Barr Virus Noncoding RNAs EBER1 and EBER2
Pimienta G, Fok V, Haslip M, Nagy M, Takyar S, Steitz JA. Proteomics and Transcriptomics of BJAB Cells Expressing the Epstein-Barr Virus Noncoding RNAs EBER1 and EBER2. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0124638. PMID: 26121143, PMCID: PMC4487896, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRNA-seq dataHost cell nucleusBJAB cellsCell proliferationGene expression featuresPro-survival effectsProtein adaptersAlternative splicingMRNA transcriptomeUpregulated proteinsSILAC dataRich elementsAkt activationPI3K-AktBiochemical assaysCell nucleiEBV latencySwitch eventsProteinMaintenance of latencyCell linesVEGFA proteinMechanistic explanationUpregulated oncogenesPIK3AP1
1990
Herpesvirus saimiri U RNAs are expressed and assembled into ribonucleoprotein particles in the absence of other viral genes
Lee SI, Steitz JA. Herpesvirus saimiri U RNAs are expressed and assembled into ribonucleoprotein particles in the absence of other viral genes. Journal Of Virology 1990, 64: 3905-3915. PMID: 2164602, PMCID: PMC249686, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.64.8.3905-3915.1990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCallitrichinaeCell NucleusCell Transformation, ViralGene ExpressionGenes, ViralHeLa CellsHerpesvirus 2, SaimiriineHumansMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationPlasmidsRestriction MappingRibonucleoproteinsRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA, Small NuclearT-LymphocytesTransfection
1989
Nucleotide sequence of HSUR 5 RNA from herpesvirus saimiri
Wassarman D, Lee S, Steitz J. Nucleotide sequence of HSUR 5 RNA from herpesvirus saimiri. Nucleic Acids Research 1989, 17: 1258-1258. PMID: 2537954, PMCID: PMC331759, DOI: 10.1093/nar/17.3.1258.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Four novel U RNAs are encoded by a herpesvirus
Lee S, Murthy S, Trimble J, Desrosiers R, Steitz J. Four novel U RNAs are encoded by a herpesvirus. Cell 1988, 54: 599-607. PMID: 2842058, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(88)80004-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHSUR 1U RNAU RNA genesTrimethylguanosine cap structureSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinEnd formation signalsAAUAAA polyadenylation signalBase pairing interactionsRNA genesMarmoset T lymphocytesPolyadenylation signalNuclear ribonucleoproteinCap structureEnd sequencesPerfect complementarityViral genesSnRNP particlesLow abundanceHerpesvirus saimiriRNASm determinantsGenesFormation signalEnd regionSequence
1981
Two small RNAs encoded by Epstein-Barr virus and complexed with protein are precipitated by antibodies from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lerner MR, Andrews NC, Miller G, Steitz JA. Two small RNAs encoded by Epstein-Barr virus and complexed with protein are precipitated by antibodies from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1981, 78: 805-809. PMID: 6262773, PMCID: PMC319891, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.78.2.805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusLupus erythematosusEBER-1EBER-2EBV DNAB lymphocytesEpstein-Barr virus genomeEpstein-Barr virusNormal B lymphocytesEcoRI J fragmentT lymphocytesErythematosusLa antigenLymphocytesPrimate cellsHerpesvirus atelesExhibit sequence homologyAntibodiesPotential relationshipVirus genomeCell transformationCellsUninfected mammalian cellsRNAMammalian cells
1979
Binding of mammalian ribosomes to ms2 phage rna reveals an overlapping gene encoding a lysis function
Atkins J, Steitz J, Anderson C, Model P. Binding of mammalian ribosomes to ms2 phage rna reveals an overlapping gene encoding a lysis function. Cell 1979, 18: 247-256. PMID: 498271, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(79)90044-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian ribosomesLysis functionE. coli cell-free systemAmino acid polypeptideCoat protein geneAmino acid sequence analysisPartial amino acid sequence analysisMS2 phage RNAAcid sequence analysisCell-free systemLysis genesNonsense mutantsSynthetase geneUAA codonProtein geneAcid polypeptideSite mutantsTranslation productsInitiator regionSecond codonCistronNonpermissive cellsSame proteinPhage RNAAUG triplet
1977
Two ribosome binding sites from the gene 0.3 messenger RNA of bacteriophage T7
Steitz J, Bryan R. Two ribosome binding sites from the gene 0.3 messenger RNA of bacteriophage T7. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1977, 114: 527-543. PMID: 915941, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(77)90176-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesChromosome MappingColiphagesGenes, ViralNucleic Acid ConformationRibosomesRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralConceptsGene 0.3 protein