2021
STL-seq reveals pause-release and termination kinetics for promoter-proximal paused RNA polymerase II transcripts
Zimmer JT, Rosa-Mercado NA, Canzio D, Steitz JA, Simon MD. STL-seq reveals pause-release and termination kinetics for promoter-proximal paused RNA polymerase II transcripts. Molecular Cell 2021, 81: 4398-4412.e7. PMID: 34520723, PMCID: PMC9020433, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPause releaseRNA polymerase II transcriptsRNA polymerase II moleculesCis-acting DNA elementsTATA box-containing promotersPolymerase II transcriptsPromoter-proximal pausingCritical regulatory functionsTranscriptional regulationRNA turnoverTranscriptional controlDNA elementsTranscriptional shutdownPause sitesHyperosmotic stressRegulatory mechanismsRegulatory functionsPrinciples of regulationHormonal stimuliPausingPremature terminationTranscriptsRegulation
2017
Comparative analysis reveals genomic features of stress-induced transcriptional readthrough
Vilborg A, Sabath N, Wiesel Y, Nathans J, Levy-Adam F, Yario TA, Steitz JA, Shalgi R. Comparative analysis reveals genomic features of stress-induced transcriptional readthrough. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: e8362-e8371. PMID: 28928151, PMCID: PMC5635911, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1711120114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional readthroughReadthrough transcriptionGenomic featuresOsmotic stressProtein-coding gene lociHeat shockUnique chromatin signatureGenome-wide mappingOpen chromatin statePolymerase II occupancyNuclear RNA-seqGenome-wide studiesChromatin signaturesChromatin stateNIH 3T3 mouse fibroblast cellsNeighboring genesRNA classesReadthrough transcriptsReadthrough phenomenonRegulated processRNA-seqGene transcriptionGene locusStress responsePotential regulator
2014
The Noncoding RNA Revolution—Trashing Old Rules to Forge New Ones
Cech TR, Steitz JA. The Noncoding RNA Revolution—Trashing Old Rules to Forge New Ones. Cell 2014, 157: 77-94. PMID: 24679528, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiological functionsRNA-protein complexesLevel of transcriptionForeign nucleic acidsMost ncRNAsLong ncRNAsNcRNA researchRNA processingGenome rearrangementsNucleic acidsNoncoding RNAsGene expressionRNA structureNcRNAsBase pairingDNA synthesisRemarkable varietySnoRNPsRiboswitchGenomeSnRNPsRNAsRibosomesTranscriptionTelomerase
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