2011
Human eIF4AIII interacts with an eIF4G-like partner, NOM1, revealing an evolutionarily conserved function outside the exon junction complex
Alexandrov A, Colognori D, Steitz JA. Human eIF4AIII interacts with an eIF4G-like partner, NOM1, revealing an evolutionarily conserved function outside the exon junction complex. Genes & Development 2011, 25: 1078-1090. PMID: 21576267, PMCID: PMC3093123, DOI: 10.1101/gad.2045411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4GEvolution, MolecularExonsGene DeletionGenetic Complementation TestHumansModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationNuclear ProteinsPhenotypeProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, Ribosomal, 18SRNA-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSequence AlignmentConceptsExon junction complexEIF4GJunction complexDEAD-box helicasePre-rRNA processingDirect physical interactionEIF4G complexExtragenic suppressorsBiogenesis defectsLethal phenotypeGrowth defectTranslation initiationHuman orthologEIF4AIIISaccharomyces cerevisiaeHuman cellsNOM1Physical interactionComplex actsG complexX-ray structureMutationsResiduesComplexesOrthologs
1991
Alive with DEAD proteins
Wassarman D, Steitz J. Alive with DEAD proteins. Nature 1991, 349: 463-464. PMID: 1825133, DOI: 10.1038/349463a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
The mammalian analogue of the yeast PRP8 splicing protein is present in the U4/5/6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle and the spliceosome.
Pinto AL, Steitz JA. The mammalian analogue of the yeast PRP8 splicing protein is present in the U4/5/6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle and the spliceosome. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 8742-8746. PMID: 2479028, PMCID: PMC298364, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.22.8742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinU5 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinHeLa cell nuclear extractsSmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein particleCell nuclear extractsAnti-trimethylguanosine antibodyNuclear ribonucleoprotein particleAffinity-purified spliceosomesSplicing proteinsMammalian proteinsYeast proteinsSnRNP complexMRNA splicingSplicing extractsRibonucleoprotein particleNuclear ribonucleoproteinMammalian analogueNuclear extractsSm classGradient fractionationSm epitopesProteinSpliceosomeProtein reactivePrp8