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
2004
Guide RNAs with 5′ Caps and Novel Box C/D snoRNA-like Domains for Modification of snRNAs in Metazoa
Tycowski KT, Aab A, Steitz JA. Guide RNAs with 5′ Caps and Novel Box C/D snoRNA-like Domains for Modification of snRNAs in Metazoa. Current Biology 2004, 14: 1985-1995. PMID: 15556860, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModification guide RNAsGuide RNABox C/D snoRNAsInvariant G residueKink-turn structureGuide RNA genesShort guide RNASmall ribonucleoprotein particlesMetazoan organismsAncestral metazoanGuanosine capMetazoan cellsSingle intronD snoRNAsRNA genesSpliceosomal snRNAsTelomerase RNARibosomal RNASuch RNAsRibonucleoprotein particleMetazoansUpstream promoterIntronsG residuesCommon modification
2001
A novel embryonic poly(A) binding protein, ePAB, regulates mRNA deadenylation in Xenopus egg extracts
Voeltz GK, Ongkasuwan J, Standart N, Steitz JA. A novel embryonic poly(A) binding protein, ePAB, regulates mRNA deadenylation in Xenopus egg extracts. Genes & Development 2001, 15: 774-788. PMID: 11274061, PMCID: PMC312653, DOI: 10.1101/gad.872201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenosine MonophosphateAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBase SequenceBlotting, WesternDNA MethylationGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalKineticsMolecular Sequence DataOocytesPlasmidsPoly APoly(A)-Binding ProteinsPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingRecombinant ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNASequence Homology, Amino AcidTime FactorsTranscriptional ActivationUltraviolet RaysXenopusXenopus Proteins