1992
Nucleotide sequence and genomic structure analyses of the p70 subunit of the human Ku autoantigen: evidence for a family of genes encoding Ku (p70)-related polypeptides
Griffith A, Craft J, Evans J, Mimori T, Hardin J. Nucleotide sequence and genomic structure analyses of the p70 subunit of the human Ku autoantigen: evidence for a family of genes encoding Ku (p70)-related polypeptides. Molecular Biology Reports 1992, 16: 91-97. PMID: 1608402, DOI: 10.1007/bf00419754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman Ku autoantigenKu autoantigenGenomic structure analysisFamily of genesHomologous DNA sequencesOpen reading frameEntire open reading frameNucleotide sequence analysisAmino acid polymorphismsSouthern blot analysisP70 polypeptidesHuman genomeReading frameDNA sequencesNucleotide sequenceP70 subunitMultiple genesExpression analysisSequence analysisAcid polymorphismsMultiple copiesBlot analysisPolypeptideGenesSequence
1990
Human Ro ribonucleoprotein particles: characterization of native structure and stable association with the La polypeptide.
Boire G, Craft J. Human Ro ribonucleoprotein particles: characterization of native structure and stable association with the La polypeptide. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 1990, 85: 1182-1190. PMID: 1690756, PMCID: PMC296550, DOI: 10.1172/jci114551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHY4 RNAStable associationNative structurePossible functional associationRo RNPsCultured HeLa cellsRNA componentHY5 RNAFunctional associationHeLa cellsPolypeptideLa RNPsRNARNPHuman RoDiscrete subpopulationsMacromolecular targetsPotential macromolecular targetsRelated diseasesRNPsRibonucleoproteinHY1Characteristic physicochemical propertiesStable componentHY3
1989
The RNA Processing Enzyme RNase MRP Is Identical to the Th RNP and Related to RNase P
Gold H, Topper J, Clayton D, Craft J. The RNA Processing Enzyme RNase MRP Is Identical to the Th RNP and Related to RNase P. Science 1989, 245: 1377-1380. PMID: 2476849, DOI: 10.1126/science.2476849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA processing enzymesRNase MRPMitochondrial RNA processing enzymeProcessing enzymesRNase MRP activityHuman cell extractsNucleotide sequence analysisRNP enzymeEukaryotic cellsRibonuclease PBiochemical purificationRNase PRNA componentRNA transcriptsSequence analysisCell extractsRNPMRP activityEnzymeMRPTerminusMitochondriaTranscriptsPolypeptideBindsMolecular cloning of cDNA encoding Sm autoantigen: derivation of a cDNA for a B polypeptide of the U series of small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles.
Ohosone Y, Mimori T, Griffith A, Akizuki M, Homma M, Craft J, Hardin JA. Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding Sm autoantigen: derivation of a cDNA for a B polypeptide of the U series of small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 4249-4253. PMID: 2524838, PMCID: PMC287428, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.11.4249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusSm snRNPsHuman fibroblast cDNA libraryAmino acidsAlternative splicing mechanismLupus erythematosusFibroblast cDNA librarySmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinOpen reading frameAmino acid sequenceSplicing mechanismMolecular cloningCDNA libraryNuclear ribonucleoproteinReading frameAnti-Sm antibodiesB polypeptidesAcid sequenceCOOH terminusNH2 terminusCDNAComplete homologySnRNPsPolypeptide NPolypeptide