2001
Communication of the Position of Exon-Exon Junctions to the mRNA Surveillance Machinery by the Protein RNPS1
Lykke-Andersen J, Shu M, Steitz J. Communication of the Position of Exon-Exon Junctions to the mRNA Surveillance Machinery by the Protein RNPS1. Science 2001, 293: 1836-1839. PMID: 11546874, DOI: 10.1126/science.1062786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsCell LineDNA-Binding ProteinsExonsFungal ProteinsGlobinsHeLa CellsHumansMacromolecular SubstancesMiceModels, BiologicalPrecipitin TestsProtein BindingRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsRNA HelicasesRNA SplicingRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionConceptsNonsense-mediated decayExon-exon junctionsMRNA surveillanceMRNA quality controlMRNA surveillance machinerySelective nuclear exportBeta-globin mRNAPremature termination codonUpf complexMature mRNASurveillance machineryNuclear exportAberrant mRNAsMammalian cellsTermination codonUntranslated regionSplice junctionsRNPS1MRNADual roleCentral componentComplexesCodonSubunitsMachinery
2000
Human Upf Proteins Target an mRNA for Nonsense-Mediated Decay When Bound Downstream of a Termination Codon
Lykke-Andersen J, Shu M, Steitz J. Human Upf Proteins Target an mRNA for Nonsense-Mediated Decay When Bound Downstream of a Termination Codon. Cell 2000, 103: 1121-1131. PMID: 11163187, DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)00214-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsense-mediated decayExon-exon junctionsTermination codonMRNA exon-exon junctionsNovel human proteinTranslation termination siteHeLa cell extractsBeta-globin mRNAPremature termination codonUpf proteinsEukaryotic cellsAberrant mRNAsHuman proteinsTermination sitesIntact cellsCell extractsCodonHUpf2ProteinMRNAHUpf1CellsCytoplasmCytoplasmicTethering