2015
The host Integrator complex acts in transcription-independent maturation of herpesvirus microRNA 3′ ends
Xie M, Zhang W, Shu MD, Xu A, Lenis DA, DiMaio D, Steitz JA. The host Integrator complex acts in transcription-independent maturation of herpesvirus microRNA 3′ ends. Genes & Development 2015, 29: 1552-1564. PMID: 26220997, PMCID: PMC4526738, DOI: 10.1101/gad.266973.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd processing signalsSmall nuclear RNAProximity ligation assayEnd processingPre-miRNAsHerpesvirus saimiriPre-miRNA hairpinsRNA-protein interactionsSitu proximity ligation assayIntegrator complexMiRNA 3MiRNA biogenesisSnRNA 3Primary miRNAMiRNA hairpinsIntegrator activityNuclear RNASequence downstreamOncogenic γ-herpesvirusesRescue experimentsLigation assayVivo knockdownComplex actsΓ-herpesvirusesHairpin
2011
A Primate Herpesvirus Uses the Integrator Complex to Generate Viral MicroRNAs
Cazalla D, Xie M, Steitz JA. A Primate Herpesvirus Uses the Integrator Complex to Generate Viral MicroRNAs. Molecular Cell 2011, 43: 982-992. PMID: 21925386, PMCID: PMC3176678, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd processing signalsHerpesvirus saimiriMature viral miRNAsPre-miRNA hairpinsCis-acting elementsMarmoset T cellsIntegrator complexAGO proteinsMiRNA biogenesisMicroprocessor complexU RNAExportin-5Noncoding RNAsViral miRNAsProcessing assaysHost miRNAsDeep sequencingViral noncoding RNAsProtein componentsComplex cleavesHairpin structureHSURsPrimate herpesvirusesMiRNAsRNA