2009
Nuclear networking fashions pre-messenger RNA and primary microRNA transcripts for function
Pawlicki JM, Steitz JA. Nuclear networking fashions pre-messenger RNA and primary microRNA transcripts for function. Trends In Cell Biology 2009, 20: 52-61. PMID: 20004579, PMCID: PMC2821161, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2009.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature messenger RNAGene expressionRNA polymerase II transcriptsProtein-coding genesPolymerase II transcriptsRNA polymerase IIMessenger RNAPre-messenger RNARNA processing reactionsCotranscriptional eventsPolymerase IIProcessing eventsProcessing reactionsExtensive molecular interactionsEarly stepsTranscriptsRNAExquisite couplingMolecular interactionsMicroRNAsExpressionNuclear networkCrucial roleFinal fateSplicing
2008
Conserved motifs in both CPSF73 and CPSF100 are required to assemble the active endonuclease for histone mRNA 3′‐end maturation
Kolev NG, Yario TA, Benson E, Steitz JA. Conserved motifs in both CPSF73 and CPSF100 are required to assemble the active endonuclease for histone mRNA 3′‐end maturation. EMBO Reports 2008, 9: 1013-1018. PMID: 18688255, PMCID: PMC2572124, DOI: 10.1038/embor.2008.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceCell LineCleavage And Polyadenylation Specificity FactorConserved SequenceEndonucleasesEnzyme ActivationHeLa CellsHistonesHumansMolecular Sequence DataProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsRNA 3' End ProcessingRNA PrecursorsRNA, MessengerConceptsPre-messenger RNAPolyadenylation specificity factorMammalian proteinsRNase ZConserved motifsHistone mRNASpecificity factorEndonucleolytic cleavageActive endonucleaseEndonuclease activityMBL familyComplex machineryMessenger RNAPoint mutationsCPSF73CPSF100Process of maturationMaturation processRNAProteinMotifMRNAMaturationEukaryotesCleavage
1995
Isolation and characterization of a novel, low abundance hnRNP protein: A0.
Myer VE, Steitz JA. Isolation and characterization of a novel, low abundance hnRNP protein: A0. RNA 1995, 1: 171-82. PMID: 7585247, PMCID: PMC1369071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHnRNP A0HnRNP proteinsGlycine-rich C-terminusHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein complexesB familyLow-abundance membersPre-messenger RNATwo-dimensional gel electrophoresisCharacteristic primary structureNuclear ribonucleoprotein complexesVariety of proteinsB family membersRibonucleoprotein complexesHnRNP complexesMammalian cellsMRNA stabilityC-terminusPrimary structureProtease mappingProteinRNA probesGel electrophoresisBasic proteinMajor classesRNAModulation of 5' splice site choice in pre-messenger RNA by two distinct steps.
Tarn WY, Steitz JA. Modulation of 5' splice site choice in pre-messenger RNA by two distinct steps. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 2504-2508. PMID: 7708674, PMCID: PMC42246, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.7.2504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinU1 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinSplice site choicePre-messenger RNASR proteinsSplice site selectionSplice siteSite choiceSer/Arg-rich (SR) proteinsU2 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinU1 snRNP functionsHeLa cell nuclear extractsEssential splicing factorArg-rich proteinsCell nuclear extractsDistinct stepsSnRNP functionSite selectionSplicing factorsU1 bindingNuclear ribonucleoproteinU1 RNANuclear extractsProteinRNA