2021
Structural analyses of an RNA stability element interacting with poly(A)
Torabi SF, Chen YL, Zhang K, Wang J, DeGregorio SJ, Vaidya AT, Su Z, Pabit SA, Chiu W, Pollack L, Steitz JA. Structural analyses of an RNA stability element interacting with poly(A). Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2026656118. PMID: 33785601, PMCID: PMC8040590, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2026656118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA stability elementCis-acting RNA elementsGlobal conformational changesRich internal loopCryo-electron microscopyRice transposable elementsDiverse genomesDouble-helical regionsSmall-angle X-ray scatteringEne motifTransposable elementsGlobal structural changesRNA interactionsRNA stabilityBioinformatics studiesRNA elementsStability elementShort helixConformational changesDecay pathwaysInternal loopBiochemical structureTriplex structureBindingMotif
2012
Formation of triple-helical structures by the 3′-end sequences of MALAT1 and MENβ noncoding RNAs
Brown JA, Valenstein ML, Yario TA, Tycowski KT, Steitz JA. Formation of triple-helical structures by the 3′-end sequences of MALAT1 and MENβ noncoding RNAs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 19202-19207. PMID: 23129630, PMCID: PMC3511071, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1217338109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRich internal loopMetastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1Rich tractSarcoma-associated herpesvirusDuplex-triplex junctionsTriple helical structureCellular noncoding RNAsNuclear retention elementBase triplesInternal loopKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusU base triplesPAN RNATriple helixNoncoding RNAsNuclear RNAThermal denaturation profilesReporter RNALung adenocarcinoma transcript 1C nucleotidesC base pairsMolecular mechanismsUnpaired nucleotidesBase pairsRNA