2007
U2 snRNP Binds Intronless Histone Pre-mRNAs to Facilitate U7-snRNP-Dependent 3′ End Formation
Friend K, Lovejoy AF, Steitz JA. U2 snRNP Binds Intronless Histone Pre-mRNAs to Facilitate U7-snRNP-Dependent 3′ End Formation. Molecular Cell 2007, 28: 240-252. PMID: 17964263, PMCID: PMC2149891, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2007.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell NucleusDEAD-box RNA HelicasesHeLa CellsHistonesHumansIntronsMiceModels, MolecularOocytesProtein ConformationRibonucleoprotein, U2 Small NuclearRibonucleoprotein, U7 Small NuclearRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA 3' End ProcessingRNA PrecursorsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsTime FactorsXenopus laevis
2006
In vivo assembly of functional U7 snRNP requires RNA backbone flexibility within the Sm-binding site
Kolev NG, Steitz JA. In vivo assembly of functional U7 snRNP requires RNA backbone flexibility within the Sm-binding site. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2006, 13: 347-353. PMID: 16547514, DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesFemaleMiceModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationOocytesPseudouridineRecombinant ProteinsRibonucleoprotein, U7 Small NuclearRNA PrecursorsRNA, Small NuclearXenopus
2005
Symplekin and multiple other polyadenylation factors participate in 3′-end maturation of histone mRNAs
Kolev NG, Steitz JA. Symplekin and multiple other polyadenylation factors participate in 3′-end maturation of histone mRNAs. Genes & Development 2005, 19: 2583-2592. PMID: 16230528, PMCID: PMC1276732, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1371105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTail elongationU7 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinCommon molecular machineryMammalian cell extractsCleavage stimulation factorPolyadenylation specificity factorSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinMolecular machineryHistone mRNAProtein complexesMRNA cleavageSpecificity factorPolyadenylation factorsTranslational activationNuclear ribonucleoproteinSymplekinReconstitution experimentsCell extractsHeat-labile factorMessenger RNAHistonesMRNAStimulation factorSubunitsCytoplasmic