2004
Transportins 1 and 2 are redundant nuclear import factors for hnRNP A1 and HuR
Rebane A, Aab A, Steitz JA. Transportins 1 and 2 are redundant nuclear import factors for hnRNP A1 and HuR. RNA 2004, 10: 590-599. PMID: 15037768, PMCID: PMC1370549, DOI: 10.1261/rna.5224304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAmino Acid SequenceAntigens, SurfaceBeta KaryopherinsCell NucleusELAV ProteinsELAV-Like Protein 1HeLa CellsHeterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group A-BHumansMolecular Sequence DataMutationProtein Structure, TertiaryRan GTP-Binding ProteinReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence Analysis, ProteinConceptsHnRNP A1Transportin-1Import factorsDigitonin-permeabilized HeLa cellsNuclear import factorsMRNA-binding proteinRecombinant hnRNP A1Binding of HuRImp betaImport pathwayCargo specificityNuclear importExport receptorTransportin-2TransportinTransport signalHeLa cellsLikely actsHuRTrn1ProteinInteraction studiesImportTRN2RanGTP
2001
HuR and mRNA stability
Brennan CM, Steitz* J. HuR and mRNA stability. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2001, 58: 266-277. PMID: 11289308, PMCID: PMC11146503, DOI: 10.1007/pl00000854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAU-rich elementsMessenger RNAsGene regulationMRNA decayPosttranscriptional gene regulationMRNA degradation pathwayDrosophila ELAVMammalian cellsHu familyHuR functionMRNA stabilityUntranslated regionStressed cellsProtein ligandsRole of HuRCultured cellsEnvironmental changesHuRDegradation pathwayRapid degradationImportant mechanismRegulationCellsELAVRNAs
1998
HNS, a nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling sequence in HuR
Fan X, Steitz J. HNS, a nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling sequence in HuR. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 15293-15298. PMID: 9860962, PMCID: PMC28036, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.26.15293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceCell NucleusConserved SequenceCytoplasmELAV ProteinsELAV-Like Protein 1HeLa CellsHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein KHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataRecombinant ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsSequence AlignmentSequence Homology, Amino AcidTransfectionXenopusConceptsHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein KNuclear localization signal activityClassical nuclear localization signalAU-rich element-containing mRNAsExport of mRNAHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1Nuclear export signalNuclear localization signalNuclear transport processRNA-binding proteinAU-rich elementsExport signalLocalization signalM9 sequenceNuclear poresDomain sequencesCytoplasmic compartmentUntranslated regionLabile mRNAsCell nucleiSpecific signalsHuRProteinBidirectional transportMRNAOverexpression of HuR, a nuclear–cytoplasmic shuttling protein, increases the in vivo stability of ARE‐containing mRNAs
Fan X, Steitz J. Overexpression of HuR, a nuclear–cytoplasmic shuttling protein, increases the in vivo stability of ARE‐containing mRNAs. The EMBO Journal 1998, 17: 3448-3460. PMID: 9628880, PMCID: PMC1170681, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.12.3448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAU-rich elementsOverexpression of HuRUntranslated regionRNA recognition motif 3Beta-globin reporter mRNAClass II AU-rich elementsAnti-HuR antibodyMouse L929 cellsMRNA decayELAV familyVivo decay ratesDeletion mutantsReporter mRNAL929 cellsMotif 3HuR functionMRNA stabilityCytoplasmic compartmentRNA sequencesRRMs 3HuR proteinVivo roleMessenger RNAHuRHuR antibody
1997
Identification of HuR as a protein implicated in AUUUA‐mediated mRNA decay
Myer V, Fan X, Steitz J. Identification of HuR as a protein implicated in AUUUA‐mediated mRNA decay. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 2130-2139. PMID: 9155038, PMCID: PMC1169815, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.8.2130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntigens, SurfaceBase CompositionCell ExtractsCross-Linking ReagentsELAV ProteinsELAV-Like Protein 1Gene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHumansMiceMolecular Sequence DataMolecular WeightRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsUltraviolet RaysConceptsAU-rich elementsMRNA decayUntranslated regionRNA-binding specificityARE-binding proteinsHeLa nuclear extractsGene familyMRNA degradationNuclear extractsEssential signalMessenger RNAProteinSequence's abilityHuRAUUUARapid degradationCritical roleHuR.RNAMachineryMRNADegradationRegulationSubsequent analysisExpression