2018
Immunoprecipitation of Tri-methylated Capped RNA.
Hayes KE, Barr JA, Xie M, Steitz JA, Martinez I. Immunoprecipitation of Tri-methylated Capped RNA. Bio-protocol 2018, 8 PMID: 29527542, PMCID: PMC5842925, DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.2717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPri-miRNAsCellular quiescenceAlternative miRNA biogenesis pathwaysMiRNA biogenesis pathwayNon-coding RNAsBiogenesis pathwayDNA replicationTotal RNA extractsRNA immunoprecipitationOrgan regenerationRNA extractsFibroblast cellsImmunoprecipitationRNASpecific isolationProteinQuiescenceWound healingImportant roleTrimethylguanosineMicroRNAsAutophagyCytoplasmP27Pathway
2008
Minor-class splicing occurs in the nucleus of the Xenopus oocyte
Friend K, Kolev NG, Shu MD, Steitz JA. Minor-class splicing occurs in the nucleus of the Xenopus oocyte. RNA 2008, 14: 1459-1462. PMID: 18567814, PMCID: PMC2491479, DOI: 10.1261/rna.1119708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinMinor class intronsU12-type splicingXenopus oocytesU12-dependent intronsNuclear envelope breakdownCertain eukaryotesMinor spliceosomeVertebrate cellsSplicing substrateNuclear compartmentNuclear ribonucleoproteinRNA intronsAccurate splicingEnvelope breakdownSplicingIntronsCytoplasmOocytesEukaryotesSpliceosomeMeiosisRibonucleoproteinNucleusSmall fraction
2001
Internal Modification of U2 Small Nuclear (Snrna) Occurs in Nucleoli of Xenopus Oocytes
Yu Y, Shu M, Narayanan A, Terns R, Terns M, Steitz J. Internal Modification of U2 Small Nuclear (Snrna) Occurs in Nucleoli of Xenopus Oocytes. Journal Of Cell Biology 2001, 152: 1279-1288. PMID: 11257127, PMCID: PMC2199211, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.152.6.1279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNucleolar localizationCajal bodiesU2 RNAInternal modificationSmall nuclearSm binding siteNucleolar localization signalSmall nucleolar RNAsXenopus oocytesCytoplasm of oocytesU2 small nuclearGuanosine capLocalization signalNucleolar RNAsRNAs showSubcellular sitesIntranuclear localizationIsolated nucleiRNABinding sitesNucleoliOocytesNucleotidesCytoplasmU2
2000
Human Upf Proteins Target an mRNA for Nonsense-Mediated Decay When Bound Downstream of a Termination Codon
Lykke-Andersen J, Shu M, Steitz J. Human Upf Proteins Target an mRNA for Nonsense-Mediated Decay When Bound Downstream of a Termination Codon. Cell 2000, 103: 1121-1131. PMID: 11163187, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)00214-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsense-mediated decayExon-exon junctionsTermination codonMRNA exon-exon junctionsNovel human proteinTranslation termination siteHeLa cell extractsBeta-globin mRNAPremature termination codonUpf proteinsEukaryotic cellsAberrant mRNAsHuman proteinsTermination sitesIntact cellsCell extractsCodonHUpf2ProteinMRNAHUpf1CellsCytoplasmCytoplasmicTethering
1997
A new method for detecting sites of 2'-O-methylation in RNA molecules.
Yu YT, Shu MD, Steitz JA. A new method for detecting sites of 2'-O-methylation in RNA molecules. RNA 1997, 3: 324-31. PMID: 9056769, PMCID: PMC1369484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA moleculesEukaryotic ribosomal RNALong RNA moleculesSpecific rRNARibosomal RNAModification sitesRRNAMethylationCell nucleoliChimeric oligonucleotideSnoRNAsRNase H cleavagePrecursor moleculesRRNA transportSitesMoleculesRNANucleotidesCytoplasmNucleoliResiduesCleavageOligonucleotideH cleavageNucleus
1994
Sequence and structural elements critical for U8 snRNP function in Xenopus oocytes are evolutionarily conserved.
Peculis BA, Steitz JA. Sequence and structural elements critical for U8 snRNP function in Xenopus oocytes are evolutionarily conserved. Genes & Development 1994, 8: 2241-2255. PMID: 7958892, DOI: 10.1101/gad.8.18.2241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBiological EvolutionChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneConserved SequenceFemaleMethylationMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNucleic Acid ConformationOocytesRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA CapsRNA PrecursorsRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small NuclearXenopus