2018
Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus mRNA Accumulation in Nuclear Foci Is Influenced by Viral DNA Replication and Viral Noncoding Polyadenylated Nuclear RNA
Vallery TK, Withers JB, Andoh JA, Steitz JA. Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus mRNA Accumulation in Nuclear Foci Is Influenced by Viral DNA Replication and Viral Noncoding Polyadenylated Nuclear RNA. Journal Of Virology 2018, 92: 10.1128/jvi.00220-18. PMID: 29643239, PMCID: PMC6002709, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00220-18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusViral replication compartmentsSarcoma-associated herpesvirusReplication compartmentsViral DNA replicationViral DNA synthesisPAN RNANuclear fociDNA replicationNuclear RNAViral mRNAsDNA synthesisViral transcriptsLytic phaseIntronless viral mRNAsHijack host machineryActive viral DNA replicationPolyadenylated Nuclear RNAHost cell nucleusViral noncoding RNAViral RNA accumulationShutoff effectHuman cell hostSpatiotemporal regulationViral life cycle
2014
Nuclear Translocation and Regulation of Intranuclear Distribution of Cytoplasmic Poly(A)-Binding Protein Are Distinct Processes Mediated by Two Epstein Barr Virus Proteins
Park R, El-Guindy A, Heston L, Lin SF, Yu KP, Nagy M, Borah S, Delecluse HJ, Steitz J, Miller G. Nuclear Translocation and Regulation of Intranuclear Distribution of Cytoplasmic Poly(A)-Binding Protein Are Distinct Processes Mediated by Two Epstein Barr Virus Proteins. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e92593. PMID: 24705134, PMCID: PMC3976295, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost gene expressionIntranuclear distributionZEBRA mutantsReplication proteinsNuclear translocationGene expressionEssential replication proteinViral replication proteinsDownstream viral genesViral replication compartmentsLytic replicationNew protein synthesisBZIP proteinsGlobal shutoffViral alkaline nucleaseReplication compartmentsPABPCEssential functionsEpstein-Barr virus proteinsHost shutoffViral genesLytic programProtein synthesisBinding proteinProtein
2011
A Primate Herpesvirus Uses the Integrator Complex to Generate Viral MicroRNAs
Cazalla D, Xie M, Steitz JA. A Primate Herpesvirus Uses the Integrator Complex to Generate Viral MicroRNAs. Molecular Cell 2011, 43: 982-992. PMID: 21925386, PMCID: PMC3176678, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd processing signalsHerpesvirus saimiriMature viral miRNAsPre-miRNA hairpinsCis-acting elementsMarmoset T cellsIntegrator complexAGO proteinsMiRNA biogenesisMicroprocessor complexU RNAExportin-5Noncoding RNAsViral miRNAsProcessing assaysHost miRNAsDeep sequencingViral noncoding RNAsProtein componentsComplex cleavesHairpin structureHSURsPrimate herpesvirusesMiRNAsRNA
2010
Comprehensive Analysis of Rhesus Lymphocryptovirus MicroRNA Expression
Riley K, Rabinowitz GS, Steitz JA. Comprehensive Analysis of Rhesus Lymphocryptovirus MicroRNA Expression. Journal Of Virology 2010, 84: 5148-5157. PMID: 20219930, PMCID: PMC2863793, DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00110-10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCells, CulturedGene Expression ProfilingLymphocryptovirusMacaca mulattaMicroRNAsRNA, Viral
2009
miRNPs: versatile regulators of gene expression in vertebrate cells1
Steitz JA, Vasudevan S. miRNPs: versatile regulators of gene expression in vertebrate cells1. Biochemical Society Transactions 2009, 37: 931-935. PMID: 19754429, DOI: 10.1042/bst0370931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-transcriptional controlAssociation of Ago2Role of miRNAsImmature Xenopus oocytesTNFalpha AREProtein FXR1Contact-inhibited cellsTranslational regulationTranslation activationVersatile regulatorsTranslational efficiencyNegative regulatorGene expressionSpecific miRNACell cycleEffector moleculesCell growthXenopus oocytesAgo2FXR1
2002
The splicing of U12‐type introns can be a rate‐limiting step in gene expression
Patel AA, McCarthy M, Steitz JA. The splicing of U12‐type introns can be a rate‐limiting step in gene expression. The EMBO Journal 2002, 21: 3804-3815. PMID: 12110592, PMCID: PMC126102, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU12-type intronsGene expressionDrosophila melanogaster S2 cellsProtein-coding genesU12-type spliceosomePost-transcriptional regulationHuman tissue culture cellsU2-type intronsMetazoan genomesTissue culture cellsS2 cellsU12-typeIntron removalIdentical mRNAIntronsFluorescent proteinQuantitative RT-PCR assayMinigene constructsCulture cellsRate-limiting stepSpliceosomeMRNAMinor classExpressionRT-PCR assays
1998
Overexpression of HuR, a nuclear–cytoplasmic shuttling protein, increases the in vivo stability of ARE‐containing mRNAs
Fan X, Steitz J. Overexpression of HuR, a nuclear–cytoplasmic shuttling protein, increases the in vivo stability of ARE‐containing mRNAs. The EMBO Journal 1998, 17: 3448-3460. PMID: 9628880, PMCID: PMC1170681, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.12.3448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAU-rich elementsOverexpression of HuRUntranslated regionRNA recognition motif 3Beta-globin reporter mRNAClass II AU-rich elementsAnti-HuR antibodyMouse L929 cellsMRNA decayELAV familyVivo decay ratesDeletion mutantsReporter mRNAL929 cellsMotif 3HuR functionMRNA stabilityCytoplasmic compartmentRNA sequencesRRMs 3HuR proteinVivo roleMessenger RNAHuRHuR antibody
1989
Function of the mammalian La protein: evidence for its action in transcription termination by RNA polymerase III.
Gottlieb E, Steitz JA. Function of the mammalian La protein: evidence for its action in transcription termination by RNA polymerase III. The EMBO Journal 1989, 8: 851-861. PMID: 2470590, PMCID: PMC400884, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1989.tb03446.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA polymerase III transcriptionPolymerase III transcriptionRNA polymerase IIITranscription complexPolymerase IIILa proteinTranscription termination factorFull-length transcriptsTranscription terminationTermination factorRNA productsTranscription intermediatesTranscriptsTranscriptionProteinComplexesPolymeraseRegulatorAbsence[32] Immunoprecipitation of ribonucleoproteins using autoantibodies
Steitz J. [32] Immunoprecipitation of ribonucleoproteins using autoantibodies. Methods In Enzymology 1989, 180: 468-481. PMID: 2693908, DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(89)80118-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall ribonucleoproteinImmunoprecipitation procedureTissue culture cellsRNP complexesRNA degradationLaemmli gelsRibonucleoproteinCulture cellsImmunoprecipitationWestern blottingProteinMouse ascitesRNAsCell culture supernatantsCulture supernatantsPhosphoproteinMonoclonal antibodiesRNAImmunoprecipitatesTissueRibonuclease levelsHigh backgroundMouse monoclonal autoantibodyBlottingMonoclonal autoantibodies
1986
Localization of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNAs by in situ hybridization.
Howe JG, Steitz JA. Localization of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNAs by in situ hybridization. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 9006-9010. PMID: 3024161, PMCID: PMC387063, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.23.9006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell NucleusCell Transformation, ViralCells, CulturedHerpesvirus 4, HumanNucleic Acid HybridizationRNA, Small NuclearRNA, Viral
1981
Ro small cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteins are a subclass of La ribonucleoproteins: further characterization of the Ro and La small ribonucleoproteins from uninfected mammalian cells.
Hendrick JP, Wolin SL, Rinke J, Lerner MR, Steitz JA. Ro small cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteins are a subclass of La ribonucleoproteins: further characterization of the Ro and La small ribonucleoproteins from uninfected mammalian cells. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1981, 1: 1138-1149. PMID: 6180298, PMCID: PMC369740, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.1.12.1138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLa RNAsHuman cellsRNA polymerase III transcriptsNuclear transcription systemRNA polymerase IIIUninfected mammalian cellsPolymerase III transcriptsSmall cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinsDifferent RNA moleculesSmall ribonucleic acidsProtein complexesSmall ribonucleoproteinTransfer RNAMammalian cellsRo RNPsPolymerase IIIRNA componentCytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinRNA moleculesTranscription systemMouse cellsReconstitution experimentsRNARNA-like moleculesCell cytoplasmSequence of U1 RNA from Drosophila melanogaster: implications for U1 secondary structure and possible involvement in splicing
Mount S, Steitz J. Sequence of U1 RNA from Drosophila melanogaster: implications for U1 secondary structure and possible involvement in splicing. Nucleic Acids Research 1981, 9: 6351-6368. PMID: 6172778, PMCID: PMC327608, DOI: 10.1093/nar/9.23.6351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU1 RNAU1 sequenceCultured Drosophila melanogaster cellsDrosophila U1 RNAU1 RNA sequenceDrosophila melanogaster cellsHuman U1 RNASecondary structure modelDNA sequence determinationDonor splice junctionGenomic clonesDrosophila melanogasterSplicing reactionRNA moleculesU1 snRNPsConsensus sequenceSplice junctionsRNA sequencesNucleotides 3Sequence determinationSecondary structureRNASplicingMolecular interactionsSequence