2002
Site‐specific cross‐linking analyses reveal an asymmetric protein distribution for a box C/D snoRNP
Cahill NM, Friend K, Speckmann W, Li Z, Terns RM, Terns MP, Steitz JA. Site‐specific cross‐linking analyses reveal an asymmetric protein distribution for a box C/D snoRNP. The EMBO Journal 2002, 21: 3816-3828. PMID: 12110593, PMCID: PMC126121, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBox C/D snoRNPsD snoRNPsC-boxBox C/D classSite-specific cross-linking analysisBox C/D small nucleolar ribonucleoproteinsBox C/DAsymmetric protein distributionSmall nucleolar ribonucleoproteinSmall nucleolar RNAsXenopus oocyte nucleusCross-linking analysisNucleolar RNAsNucleolar ribonucleoproteinD motifBox DMutational analysisOocyte nucleusGuide sequenceWidespread modificationProtein distributionFibrillarinFunctional rescueCore proteinSnoRNPs
1998
AUUUA Sequences Direct mRNA Deadenylation Uncoupled from Decay during Xenopus Early Development
Voeltz G, Steitz J. AUUUA Sequences Direct mRNA Deadenylation Uncoupled from Decay during Xenopus Early Development. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1998, 18: 7537-7545. PMID: 9819439, PMCID: PMC109334, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.12.7537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAU-rich elementsXenopus early developmentGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) geneUntranslated region sequencesHuman granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor geneChimeric mRNAMid-blastula transitionEarly developmentColony-stimulating factor geneRNA deadenylationMRNA decayRapid deadenylationMRNA deadenylationDeadenylation activityDeadenylationFactor genesRegion sequencesEgg activationAUUUAC-MycMature eggsXenopus oocytesMRNAOocytesXenopus
1996
A Novel Spliceosome Containing U11, U12, and U5 snRNPs Excises a Minor Class (AT–AC) Intron In Vitro
Tarn W, Steitz J. A Novel Spliceosome Containing U11, U12, and U5 snRNPs Excises a Minor Class (AT–AC) Intron In Vitro. Cell 1996, 84: 801-811. PMID: 8625417, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81057-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase CompositionBase SequenceBlotting, NorthernCell NucleusHeLa CellsHumansMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPlasmidsPolymerase Chain ReactionRibonuclease HRibonucleoprotein, U5 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA PrecursorsRNA SplicingConceptsU5 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinU12 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinsMinor class intronsProtein coding genesPre-mRNA substrateNative gel electrophoresisCoding genesBranch site sequenceSplicing complexesNuclear ribonucleoproteinPre-mRNAP120 geneLariat intermediateSite sequenceIntronsHeLa cellsEssential roleSplicingGel electrophoresisBranch siteGenesU12Minor classU11
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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceGlobinsHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationNucleic Acid PrecursorsOligodeoxyribonucleotidesRabbitsRNA SplicingRNA, MessengerRNA, Small NuclearConceptsSplice 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 systemUncoupling two functions of the U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle during in vitro splicing.
Seiwert SD, Steitz JA. Uncoupling two functions of the U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle during in vitro splicing. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1993, 13: 3135-3145. PMID: 7684489, PMCID: PMC359749, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.6.3135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAnimalsBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansCell NucleusExonsHeLa CellsHumansMolecular Sequence DataNucleic Acid ConformationOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPlasmidsRibonucleoprotein, U1 Small NuclearRNARNA SplicingRNA, Small NuclearSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscription, GeneticTrypanosomatinaConceptsSmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein particleU1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particleNuclear ribonucleoprotein particleSplice site recognitionU1 snRNASL RNASplice site regionSplicing substrateRibonucleoprotein particleSpliced leader RNA sequencesVitro splicingSplice siteU1 snRNP functionsEssential splicing factorLeader RNA sequencesNative gel analysisSnRNP functionCaenorhabditis elegansSplicing complexesSplicing factorsLeptomonas collosomaSpliceosome assemblyDifferent intronsU1 RNAMethyl oligoribonucleotideThe cellular RNA-binding protein EAP recognizes a conserved stem-loop in the Epstein-Barr virus small RNA EBER 1.
Toczyski DP, Steitz JA. The cellular RNA-binding protein EAP recognizes a conserved stem-loop in the Epstein-Barr virus small RNA EBER 1. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1993, 13: 703-710. PMID: 8380232, PMCID: PMC358948, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.13.1.703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular RNA-binding proteinsRNA-binding proteinDetailed mutational analysisStem-loop structureSequence-specific mannerRNase protection experimentsEpstein‐Barr virus small RNA EBER‐1Double-stranded regionsSmall RNAsDeletion mutantsEBER-1Mutational analysisFusion proteinProtection experimentsViral proteinsProteinRNAEpstein-Barr virusBindingMutantsHerpesvirus papioNucleotidesHairpinAntibodiesCells
1992
A new interaction between the mouse 5′ external transcribed spacer of pre-rRNA and U3 snRNA detected by psoralen crosslinking
Tyc K, Steitz J. A new interaction between the mouse 5′ external transcribed spacer of pre-rRNA and U3 snRNA detected by psoralen crosslinking. Nucleic Acids Research 1992, 20: 5375-5382. PMID: 1437554, PMCID: PMC334344, DOI: 10.1093/nar/20.20.5375.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1979
Transposition of the Escherichia coli insertion element gamma generates a five-base-pair repeat.
Reed RR, Young RA, Steitz JA, Grindley ND, Guyer MS. Transposition of the Escherichia coli insertion element gamma generates a five-base-pair repeat. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1979, 76: 4882-4886. PMID: 388421, PMCID: PMC413041, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.10.4882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBase SequenceDNA Restriction EnzymesDNA, RecombinantEscherichia coliF FactorOligodeoxyribonucleotidesPlasmids