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
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