1996
A small nucleolar RNA requirement for site-specific ribose methylation of rRNA in Xenopus
Tycowski K, Smith C, Shu M, Steitz J. A small nucleolar RNA requirement for site-specific ribose methylation of rRNA in Xenopus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1996, 93: 14480-14485. PMID: 8962077, PMCID: PMC26158, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.25.14480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) speciesSite-specific ribose methylationXenopus oocyte systemSnoRNA speciesSnoRNA genesRibose methylationVertebrate cellsRNA speciesMultiple homologsSnoRNA stabilityRRNASnoRNAsOocyte systemRNA requirementsXenopusXenopus oocytesFibrillarinMethylationSpeciesOocytesVertebratesHomologCloningGenesTranscripts
1992
Three novel functional variants of human U5 small nuclear RNA.
Sontheimer EJ, Steitz JA. Three novel functional variants of human U5 small nuclear RNA. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1992, 12: 734-746. PMID: 1310151, PMCID: PMC364287, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.12.2.734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU5 small nuclear RNASmall nuclear RNANuclear RNAHeLa cellsSmall nuclear ribonucleoprotein particleTri-snRNP complexOligonucleotide-directed RNase H cleavageNuclear ribonucleoprotein particleNovel functional variantsFull-length speciesAffinity-purified spliceosomesTrimethylguanosine capAlternative splicingShorter speciesRibonucleoprotein particleMinimal domainHeLa extractsPrimer extensionFunctional variantsHigh abundanceBase changesNorthern blottingAbundant formRNASpecies