2012
Association of Argonaute proteins and microRNAs can occur after cell lysis
Riley KJ, Yario TA, Steitz JA. Association of Argonaute proteins and microRNAs can occur after cell lysis. RNA 2012, 18: 1581-1585. PMID: 22836356, PMCID: PMC3425773, DOI: 10.1261/rna.034934.112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman AgosMiRNA-protein complexesMicroRNA target identificationDirect mRNA targetsCore protein componentsArgonaute proteinsAGO proteinsMRNA targetsImmunoprecipitation experimentsProtein componentsMiRNA mimicsRNAEndogenous interactionCell lysisTarget identificationImmunopurification techniquesGlobal analysisProteinInteraction artifactsOrigin of interactionsExperimental approachArgonauteVivoAgoMiRNAs
2011
A Primate Herpesvirus Uses the Integrator Complex to Generate Viral MicroRNAs
Cazalla D, Xie M, Steitz JA. A Primate Herpesvirus Uses the Integrator Complex to Generate Viral MicroRNAs. Molecular Cell 2011, 43: 982-992. PMID: 21925386, PMCID: PMC3176678, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd processing signalsHerpesvirus saimiriMature viral miRNAsPre-miRNA hairpinsCis-acting elementsMarmoset T cellsIntegrator complexAGO proteinsMiRNA biogenesisMicroprocessor complexU RNAExportin-5Noncoding RNAsViral miRNAsProcessing assaysHost miRNAsDeep sequencingViral noncoding RNAsProtein componentsComplex cleavesHairpin structureHSURsPrimate herpesvirusesMiRNAsRNA