2012
Formation of triple-helical structures by the 3′-end sequences of MALAT1 and MENβ noncoding RNAs
Brown JA, Valenstein ML, Yario TA, Tycowski KT, Steitz JA. Formation of triple-helical structures by the 3′-end sequences of MALAT1 and MENβ noncoding RNAs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 19202-19207. PMID: 23129630, PMCID: PMC3511071, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1217338109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRich internal loopMetastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1Rich tractSarcoma-associated herpesvirusDuplex-triplex junctionsTriple helical structureCellular noncoding RNAsNuclear retention elementBase triplesInternal loopKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusU base triplesPAN RNATriple helixNoncoding RNAsNuclear RNAThermal denaturation profilesReporter RNALung adenocarcinoma transcript 1C nucleotidesC base pairsMolecular mechanismsUnpaired nucleotidesBase pairsRNA
1995
U12 snRNA in vertebrates: evolutionary conservation of 5' sequences implicated in splicing of pre-mRNAs containing a minor class of introns.
Tarn WY, Yario TA, Steitz JA. U12 snRNA in vertebrates: evolutionary conservation of 5' sequences implicated in splicing of pre-mRNAs containing a minor class of introns. RNA 1995, 1: 644-56. PMID: 7489523, PMCID: PMC1369308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU12 snRNASnRNA genesMinor class intronsRNA polymerase IIU6 snRNA sequencesMinor classPutative branch siteNoncanonical splice sitesMajor classesEvolutionary conservationBranch site sequencePolymerase IIU2 genesFunctional genesSnRNA sequencesIntronsConsensus sequenceSnRNASite sequenceUpstream elementSplice siteSplicingGenesTranscriptionBranch site
1973
Specific recognition of non-initiator regions in RNA bacteriophage messengers by ribosomes of Bacillus stearothermophilus
Steitz J. Specific recognition of non-initiator regions in RNA bacteriophage messengers by ribosomes of Bacillus stearothermophilus. Journal Of Molecular Biology 1973, 73: 1-16. PMID: 4570382, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(73)90155-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacillusBase SequenceBinding SitesCentrifugation, Density GradientChromatography, Thin LayerColiphagesDipeptidesEscherichia coliGenetic CodeNucleotidesPeptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalPeptide Initiation FactorsRibonucleasesRibosomesRNA, MessengerRNA, TransferRNA, ViralSpecies SpecificityTemperatureViral Proteins
1972
Oligonucleotide Sequence of Replicase Initiation Site in Qβ RNA
STEITZ J. Oligonucleotide Sequence of Replicase Initiation Site in Qβ RNA. Nature 1972, 236: 71-75. PMID: 4502455, DOI: 10.1038/newbio236071a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReplicase geneQβ RNAMajor coat proteinN-terminal sequenceCoat cistronTermination signalReplicase cistronNucleotide sequenceCoat proteinRNA genomeInitiator codonInitiation siteQβ replicaseGenesProteinBacteriophage QβCistronUGA suppressorRNAVirus particlesSequenceOligonucleotide sequencesProtein7GenomeReplicase
1969
Polypeptide Chain Initiation: Nucleotide Sequences of the Three Ribosomal Binding Sites in Bacteriophage R17 RNA
STEITZ J. Polypeptide Chain Initiation: Nucleotide Sequences of the Three Ribosomal Binding Sites in Bacteriophage R17 RNA. Nature 1969, 224: 957-964. PMID: 5360547, DOI: 10.1038/224957a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research