1998
AUUUA Sequences Direct mRNA Deadenylation Uncoupled from Decay during Xenopus Early Development
Voeltz G, Steitz J. AUUUA Sequences Direct mRNA Deadenylation Uncoupled from Decay during Xenopus Early Development. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1998, 18: 7537-7545. PMID: 9819439, PMCID: PMC109334, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.12.7537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAU-rich elementsXenopus early developmentGranulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) geneUntranslated region sequencesHuman granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor geneChimeric mRNAMid-blastula transitionEarly developmentColony-stimulating factor geneRNA deadenylationMRNA decayRapid deadenylationMRNA deadenylationDeadenylation activityDeadenylationFactor genesRegion sequencesEgg activationAUUUAC-MycMature eggsXenopus oocytesMRNAOocytesXenopus
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