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
2019
Idiosyncrasies of Viral Noncoding RNAs Provide Insights into Host Cell Biology
Withers JB, Mondol V, Pawlica P, Rosa-Mercado NA, Tycowski KT, Ghasempur S, Torabi SF, Steitz JA. Idiosyncrasies of Viral Noncoding RNAs Provide Insights into Host Cell Biology. Annual Review Of Virology 2019, 6: 1-21. PMID: 31039329, PMCID: PMC6768742, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-092818-015811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost cell biologyCell biologyMessenger RNA stabilityHost cell machineryHost gene expressionDiverse biological rolesHost immune evasionLong ncRNAsMicroRNA biogenesisCell machineryNoncoding RNAsRNA stabilityCircular RNAsCellular transformationCellular survivalNcRNAsViral noncoding RNAsBiological roleGene expressionAnimal virusesNoncanonical pathwayHost cellsViral ncRNAsNovel mechanismBiogenesis
2005
SRprises along a Messenger’s Journey
Huang Y, Steitz JA. SRprises along a Messenger’s Journey. Molecular Cell 2005, 17: 613-615. PMID: 15749011, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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