2016
A proximity-dependent assay for specific RNA–protein interactions in intact cells
Zhang W, Xie M, Shu MD, Steitz JA, DiMaio D. A proximity-dependent assay for specific RNA–protein interactions in intact cells. RNA 2016, 22: 1785-1792. PMID: 27659050, PMCID: PMC5066630, DOI: 10.1261/rna.058248.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA-protein interactionsSpecific RNA-protein interactionsProximity ligation assayTarget RNAProtein-protein interactionsSame cellular compartmentCellular compartmentsRNA targetsIntact cellsLigation assayRNADiscrete compartmentsProteinDNA oligonucleotideFluorescent signalOligonucleotide complementaryCellsCompartmentsAssaysColocalizationHigh specificityInteractionStaining methodOligonucleotideAdaptation
2014
Virus Meets Host MicroRNA: the Destroyer, the Booster, the Hijacker
Guo YE, Steitz JA. Virus Meets Host MicroRNA: the Destroyer, the Booster, the Hijacker. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2014, 34: 3780-3787. PMID: 25047834, PMCID: PMC4187717, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00871-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey regulatory stepSmall noncoding RNAsVirus-host interactionsViral life cycleNoncoding RNAsCellular miRNAsMiRNA interactionsRegulatory stepGene expressionProtein productionHost microRNAsRNA virusesRecent discoveryLife cycleMicroRNAsMiRNAsRNADNAMRNAVirusExpressionInteractionMinireviewDiscovery
2013
The “Observer Effect” in Genome-wide Surveys of Protein-RNA Interactions
Riley KJ, Steitz JA. The “Observer Effect” in Genome-wide Surveys of Protein-RNA Interactions. Molecular Cell 2013, 49: 601-604. PMID: 23438856, PMCID: PMC3719848, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research