2017
Settling the m6A debate: methylation of mature mRNA is not dynamic but accelerates turnover
Rosa-Mercado NA, Withers JB, Steitz JA. Settling the m6A debate: methylation of mature mRNA is not dynamic but accelerates turnover. Genes & Development 2017, 31: 957-958. PMID: 28637691, PMCID: PMC5495124, DOI: 10.1101/gad.302695.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAnimalsExonsHeLa CellsHumansMethylationMethyltransferasesRNA SplicingRNA, MessengerConceptsPre-mRNA splicing eventsPost-transcriptional modificationsMRNA biogenesisDifferent subcellular fractionsMRNA biologySplicing eventsMature mRNABiochemical approachesRNA transcriptsPivotal regulatorMethylation levelsHeLa cellsSubcellular fractionsRNA nucleosidesMethylationTranscriptsBiogenesisChromatinSplicingMethyladenosineExonsGenesRNABiologyRegulator
2016
Methyltransferase-like protein 16 binds the 3′-terminal triple helix of MALAT1 long noncoding RNA
Brown JA, Kinzig CG, DeGregorio SJ, Steitz JA. Methyltransferase-like protein 16 binds the 3′-terminal triple helix of MALAT1 long noncoding RNA. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 14013-14018. PMID: 27872311, PMCID: PMC5150381, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1614759113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansMethyltransferasesNucleic Acid ConformationRNA FoldingRNA StabilityRNA, Long NoncodingConceptsGel shift assaysMetastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1RNA triple helicesPutative RNA methyltransferaseCompetitive gel shift assaysRNA-protein interactionsRNA stability elementAbundant nuclear proteinNative gel shift assaysRich internal loopSitu proximity ligation assayTriple helixHEK293T cell lysatesStem-loop structureProximity ligation assayT cell lysatesRNA methyltransferaseVivo UVNucleotide compositionNuclear proteinsLung adenocarcinoma transcript 1RNA immunoprecipitationStability elementMETTL16Rich tract