1995
Isolation and characterization of a novel, low abundance hnRNP protein: A0.
Myer VE, Steitz JA. Isolation and characterization of a novel, low abundance hnRNP protein: A0. RNA 1995, 1: 171-82. PMID: 7585247, PMCID: PMC1369071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHnRNP A0HnRNP proteinsGlycine-rich C-terminusHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein complexesB familyLow-abundance membersPre-messenger RNATwo-dimensional gel electrophoresisCharacteristic primary structureNuclear ribonucleoprotein complexesVariety of proteinsB family membersRibonucleoprotein complexesHnRNP complexesMammalian cellsMRNA stabilityC-terminusPrimary structureProtease mappingProteinRNA probesGel electrophoresisBasic proteinMajor classesRNA
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
1987
Identification of the Human U7 snRNP as One of Several Factors Involved in the 3′ End Maturation of Histone Premessenger RNA's
Mowry K, Steitz J. Identification of the Human U7 snRNP as One of Several Factors Involved in the 3′ End Maturation of Histone Premessenger RNA's. Science 1987, 238: 1682-1687. PMID: 2825355, DOI: 10.1126/science.2825355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU7 snRNPPre-mRNAEnd processingDownstream elementsCleavage siteSmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein complexesMammalian pre-mRNAHeLa cell extractsNuclear ribonucleoprotein complexesHistone pre-mRNAEnd maturationEukaryotic cellsRibonucleoprotein complexesPremessenger RNARNA moietySplicing reactionGene transcriptsCell extractsSnRNPMessenger RNARNA