2014
RNA editing, epitranscriptomics, and processing in cancer progression
Witkin KL, Hanlon SE, Strasburger JA, Coffin JM, Jaffrey SR, Howcroft TK, Dedon PC, Steitz JA, Daschner PJ, Read-Connole E. RNA editing, epitranscriptomics, and processing in cancer progression. Cancer Biology & Therapy 2014, 16: 21-27. PMID: 25455629, PMCID: PMC4622672, DOI: 10.4161/15384047.2014.987555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA modificationsRNA editingNetworks of RNAsTRNA base modificationsEpitranscriptomic RNA modificationsNuclear-cytoplasmic transportCancer progressionCellular stress pathwaysPrimary RNA sequenceRNA processingRNA splicingMRNA translationRNA interferenceRNA moleculesRegulated cleavageGene expressionCancer biologistsRNA sequencesBase modificationsCancer initiationCancer biologyStress pathwaysEnvironmental conditionsRNAEnzymatic pathways
1997
AU-rich elements target small nuclear RNAs as well as mRNAs for rapid degradation
Fan X, Myer V, Steitz J. AU-rich elements target small nuclear RNAs as well as mRNAs for rapid degradation. Genes & Development 1997, 11: 2557-2568. PMID: 9334320, PMCID: PMC316563, DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.19.2557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntigens, SurfaceBase SequenceELAV ProteinsELAV-Like Protein 1Gene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterGlobinsHerpesvirus 2, SaimiriineMolecular Sequence DataMutationRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRibonucleasesRNA, MessengerRNA, Small NuclearRNA, ViralRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionConceptsAU-rich elementsMRNA degradation machinerySmall nuclear RNAHSUR 1Host RNA moleculesDegradation machineryMammalian mRNAsNuclear RNARNA moleculesMutational analysisSequence requirementsTarget RNAHuR proteinOngoing translationRNA 1MRNARapid degradationRNASimilar mechanismDegradation activityDeadenylationSnRNAMachineryProteinDegradationA new strategy for introducing photoactivatable 4-thiouridine ((4S)U) into specific positions in a long RNA molecule.
Yu YT, Steitz JA. A new strategy for introducing photoactivatable 4-thiouridine ((4S)U) into specific positions in a long RNA molecule. RNA 1997, 3: 807-10. PMID: 9214662, PMCID: PMC1369526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-mRNAPre-mRNA substrateAT-AC intronsPhage RNA polymeraseRNA-DNA chimerasFull-length RNALong RNA moleculesRNA polymeraseRNA moleculesT4 RNA ligaseT4 DNA ligaseRNA ligaseDNA ligaseRNARNase H cleavageLigaseSpecific sitesSpecific positionsIntronsPolymeraseChimerasNew strategyCleavageOligonucleotideH cleavageA new method for detecting sites of 2'-O-methylation in RNA molecules.
Yu YT, Shu MD, Steitz JA. A new method for detecting sites of 2'-O-methylation in RNA molecules. RNA 1997, 3: 324-31. PMID: 9056769, PMCID: PMC1369484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA moleculesEukaryotic ribosomal RNALong RNA moleculesSpecific rRNARibosomal RNAModification sitesRRNAMethylationCell nucleoliChimeric oligonucleotideSnoRNAsRNase H cleavagePrecursor moleculesRRNA transportSitesMoleculesRNANucleotidesCytoplasmNucleoliResiduesCleavageOligonucleotideH cleavageNucleus
1988
snRNP mediators of 3′ end processing: functional fossils?
Mowry K, Steitz J. snRNP mediators of 3′ end processing: functional fossils? Trends In Biochemical Sciences 1988, 13: 447-451. PMID: 2908086, DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(88)90220-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression apparatusMRNA 3' end formationHistone mRNA 3' end formationEukaryotic messenger RNAsRNA processing reactionsRNA recognitionEnd formationRNA moleculesEnd processingProcessing reactionsBase pairsEarly evolutionMessenger RNASnRNPsCurrent understandingMajor playersPolyadenylationSplicingRNAFossilsSequenceMaturationMediatorsA 5S rRNA/L5 complex is a precursor to ribosome assembly in mammalian cells.
Steitz JA, Berg C, Hendrick JP, La Branche-Chabot H, Metspalu A, Rinke J, Yario T. A 5S rRNA/L5 complex is a precursor to ribosome assembly in mammalian cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 1988, 106: 545-556. PMID: 3279045, PMCID: PMC2115095, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.106.3.545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAutoantibodiesCell NucleolusCentrifugation, Density GradientElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelFluorescent Antibody TechniqueFriend murine leukemia virusHeLa CellsHumansImmunoassayLeukemia, Erythroblastic, AcuteRibonucleoproteinsRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesRNA PrecursorsRNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 5STumor Cells, CulturedConceptsRNA-protein complexesVivo pulse-chase experimentsRibosomal protein L5Pulse-chase experimentsProtein complexesProtein L5Mammalian cellsRNA moleculesMouse cellsLater stepsHeLa cellsProtein moietyRNPRibosomesNucleoliCellsComplexesAssemblyBiogenesisRRNAIndirect immunofluorescenceSubunitsRNAImmunofluorescence
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 J, Wolin S, Rinke J, Lerner M, Steitz J. 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. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.1.12.1138-1149.1981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLa 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 experimentsLa ribonucleoproteinsRibonucleoproteinRNARo Small Cytoplasmic Ribonucleoproteins Are a Subclass of La Ribonucleoproteins: Further Characterization of the Ro and La Small Ribonucleoproteins from Uninfected Mammalian Cells
Hendrick J, Wolin S, Rinke J, Lerner M, Steitz J. 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. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.1.12.1138-1149.1981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLa RNAsRNA polymerase III transcriptionLa ribonucleoproteinsHuman cellsPolymerase III transcriptionRNA polymerase IIINuclear transcription systemIII transcriptionSmall ribonucleoproteinsPolymerase IIITransfer RNACytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinRNA-like moleculesRNA componentRNA moleculesTranscription systemRo ribonucleoproteinsRibonucleoproteinMouse cellsReconstitution experimentsRNAInternal modificationCell cytoplasmTranscriptionCellsRo 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
1980
Are snRNPs involved in splicing?
Lerner M, Boyle J, Mount S, Wolin S, Steitz J. Are snRNPs involved in splicing? Nature 1980, 283: 220-224. PMID: 7350545, DOI: 10.1038/283220a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear RNA speciesProminent nuclear proteinsRNA-protein complexesSmall RNA moleculesSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinNuclear RNA speciesSnRNA speciesSnRNAs U1RNA speciesU6 RNASnRNA moleculesNuclear proteinsNuclear ribonucleoproteinNucleotide sequenceU1 RNARNA moleculesSnRNPsExtensive complementaritySplice junctionsNuclear locationLines of evidenceAnti-Sm seraCell nucleiHnRNA moleculesMouse Ehrlich
1979
Antibodies to small nuclear RNAs complexed with proteins are produced by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Lerner M, Steitz J. Antibodies to small nuclear RNAs complexed with proteins are produced by patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1979, 76: 5495-5499. PMID: 316537, PMCID: PMC411675, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.11.5495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear RNA moleculesNuclear extractsMouse Ehrlich ascites cellsSmall nuclear RNANuclear RNA moleculesSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinNuclear RNP particlesMammalian nucleiVertebrate speciesNuclear RNANuclear ribonucleoproteinRNA moleculesSystemic lupus erythematosusDifferent polypeptidesEhrlich ascites cellsIdentical complementSpecific proteinsMajor polypeptidesRNP particlesMolecular identityPossible functionsNuclear processesNuclear RNPAnti-Sm seraVirtue of associationGenetic Signals and Nucleotide Sequences in Messenger RNA
Steitz J. Genetic Signals and Nucleotide Sequences in Messenger RNA. Biological Regulation And Development 1979, 349-399. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-3417-0_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA moleculesMessenger RNAMessenger RNA moleculesAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesSequence of nucleotidesThree-dimensional foldingSequence of basesGenetic signalsRNA functionRibosomal RNANucleotide sequenceTRNA moleculesGenetic informationU residuesWatson-Crick base pairsTertiary structureBase pairsPolypeptide chainRNABase pairingSpecific recognitionSequenceProteinString of beadsSynthetases
1978
Conservation of the primary structure at the 3′ end of 18S rRNA from eucaryotic cells
Hagenbüchle O, Santer M, Steitz J, Mans R. Conservation of the primary structure at the 3′ end of 18S rRNA from eucaryotic cells. Cell 1978, 13: 551-563. PMID: 77738, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(78)90328-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE. coli 16S rRNAE. coli ribosomesPurine-rich regionDNA sequencing methodsRRNA moleculesEucaryotic speciesStrong homologyCDNA transcriptsCDNA copyPolynucleotidyl transferasesRNA moleculesRRNA sequencesEucaryotic cellsEucaryotic mRNAsExtensive complementarityColi ribosomesRRNAPrimary structureEnzyme ATPSequencing methodsOligonucleotide primersAMV reverse transcriptaseTerminusReverse transcriptaseSequence
1973
Discriminatory Ribosome Rebinding of Isolated Regions of Protein Synthesis Initiation from the Ribonucleic Acid of Bacteriophage R17
Steitz J. Discriminatory Ribosome Rebinding of Isolated Regions of Protein Synthesis Initiation from the Ribonucleic Acid of Bacteriophage R17. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1973, 70: 2605-2609. PMID: 4582190, PMCID: PMC427065, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.70.9.2605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsR17 RNARibosome-binding siteProtein synthesis initiationEscherichia coli ribosomesPolypeptide chain initiationCoat protein regionRibosome bindingBacterial ribosomeRNA moleculesInitiator regionRibosome protectionSynthesis initiationMRNA moleculesInitiator codonColi ribosomesRibosomesNative RNABacteriophage R17Bacillus stearothermophilusRNAMessenger RNARibonucleic acidR17Replicase regionFragments