2005
Molecular basis for RNA kink-turn recognition by the h15.5K small RNP protein
Szewczak LB, Gabrielsen JS, Degregorio SJ, Strobel SA, Steitz JA. Molecular basis for RNA kink-turn recognition by the h15.5K small RNP protein. RNA 2005, 11: 1407-1419. PMID: 16120832, PMCID: PMC1370824, DOI: 10.1261/rna.2830905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular basisRNA-protein complexesMobility shift assaysKink-turn motifPotential binding sitesNucleotide analog interference mappingSmall nucleolarSnoRNP assemblyRNA-RNA contactsRNP proteinsShift assaysSnoRNAsBackbone atomsBinding sitesPreferential bindingProteinEnergetic contributionsInterference mappingMinor interactionsStructural contextPotential sitesNucleolarSitesRNAMotif
2003
Splicing-Dependent and -Independent Modes of Assembly for Intron-Encoded Box C/D snoRNPs in Mammalian Cells
Hirose T, Shu MD, Steitz JA. Splicing-Dependent and -Independent Modes of Assembly for Intron-Encoded Box C/D snoRNPs in Mammalian Cells. Molecular Cell 2003, 12: 113-123. PMID: 12887897, DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(03)00267-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBox C/D snoRNAsSplice siteSnoRNP proteinsD snoRNAsSnoRNP assemblyMammalian cellsHost intronBox C/D snoRNPsSmall nucleolar RNAsD snoRNPsRRNA modificationNucleolar RNAsHost genesActive splicingNts upstreamIntronsEfficient expressionSnoRNAsStable stemSplicingVivo analysisProteinAssemblyBlockage experimentsStem