2012
Formation of triple-helical structures by the 3′-end sequences of MALAT1 and MENβ noncoding RNAs
Brown JA, Valenstein ML, Yario TA, Tycowski KT, Steitz JA. Formation of triple-helical structures by the 3′-end sequences of MALAT1 and MENβ noncoding RNAs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 19202-19207. PMID: 23129630, PMCID: PMC3511071, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1217338109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRich internal loopMetastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1Rich tractSarcoma-associated herpesvirusDuplex-triplex junctionsTriple helical structureCellular noncoding RNAsNuclear retention elementBase triplesInternal loopKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirusU base triplesPAN RNATriple helixNoncoding RNAsNuclear RNAThermal denaturation profilesReporter RNALung adenocarcinoma transcript 1C nucleotidesC base pairsMolecular mechanismsUnpaired nucleotidesBase pairsRNA
1988
snRNP mediators of 3′ end processing: functional fossils?
Mowry K, Steitz J. snRNP mediators of 3′ end processing: functional fossils? Trends In Biochemical Sciences 1988, 13: 447-451. PMID: 2908086, DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(88)90220-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression apparatusMRNA 3' end formationHistone mRNA 3' end formationEukaryotic messenger RNAsRNA processing reactionsRNA recognitionEnd formationRNA moleculesEnd processingProcessing reactionsBase pairsEarly evolutionMessenger RNASnRNPsCurrent understandingMajor playersPolyadenylationSplicingRNAFossilsSequenceMaturationMediators
1987
Structural analysis of the human U3 ribonucleoprotein particle reveal a conserved sequence available for base pairing with pre-rRNA.
Parker KA, Steitz JA. Structural analysis of the human U3 ribonucleoprotein particle reveal a conserved sequence available for base pairing with pre-rRNA. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1987, 7: 2899-2913. PMID: 2959855, PMCID: PMC367909, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.8.2899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein-RNA interactionsSecondary structureSubsequent reverse transcriptionRNA secondary structureHuman U3Phosphorylated proteinsRibonucleoprotein particleProcessing eventsAlternative functionsBase pairsNucleotides -159Specific nucleasesHeLa cellsProtein constituentsRNase ARNPProteinNonphosphorylated proteinsRRNAReverse transcriptionSequenceKilodaltonsNucleotides 65Specific reagentsTranscriptionStructural Analysis of the Human U3 Ribonucleoprotein Particle Reveal a Conserved Sequence Available for Base Pairing with Pre-rRna
Parker K, Steitz J. Structural Analysis of the Human U3 Ribonucleoprotein Particle Reveal a Conserved Sequence Available for Base Pairing with Pre-rRna. Molecular And Cellular Biology 1987, 7: 2899-2913. DOI: 10.1128/mcb.7.8.2899-2913.1987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein-RNA interactionsSecondary structureSubsequent reverse transcriptionRNA secondary structureHuman U3Phosphorylated proteinsConserved sequencesProcessing eventsPre-rRNAAlternative functionsBase pairsNucleotides -159Specific nucleasesHeLa cellsProtein constituentsRNase ABase pairingRNPProteinNonphosphorylated proteinsRRNAReverse transcriptionSequenceKilodaltonsNucleotides 65
1984
The Ro small cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteins: identification of the antigenic protein and its binding site on the Ro RNAs.
Wolin SL, Steitz JA. The Ro small cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteins: identification of the antigenic protein and its binding site on the Ro RNAs. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 1996-2000. PMID: 6201849, PMCID: PMC345423, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.7.1996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRibonucleoprotein particleHeLa cellsSmall cytoplasmic RNARibonuclease protection experimentsSmall ribonucleoprotein particlesSmall cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinsHuman HeLa cellsCytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinMammalian speciesCytoplasmic RNARNA sequencesMajor proteinsRo RNAsProtection experimentsRo proteinPossible functionsBase pairsIdentical base pairsRNAProteinSystemic lupus erythematosusAntigenic proteinsAntigenic polypeptidesRo antibodiesLupus erythematosus
1979
Genetic Signals and Nucleotide Sequences in Messenger RNA
Steitz J. Genetic Signals and Nucleotide Sequences in Messenger RNA. Biological Regulation And Development 1979, 349-399. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-3417-0_9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA moleculesMessenger RNAMessenger RNA moleculesAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesSequence of nucleotidesThree-dimensional foldingSequence of basesGenetic signalsRNA functionRibosomal RNANucleotide sequenceTRNA moleculesGenetic informationU residuesWatson-Crick base pairsTertiary structureBase pairsPolypeptide chainRNABase pairingSpecific recognitionSequenceProteinString of beadsSynthetases
1974
High resolution proton NMR study of an isolated fragment of R17 bacteriophage mRNA
HILBERS CW, SHULMAN RG, YAMANE T, STEITZ JA. High resolution proton NMR study of an isolated fragment of R17 bacteriophage mRNA. Nature 1974, 248: 225-226. PMID: 4819416, DOI: 10.1038/248225a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical regionBase pairsBase pairingWatson-Crick base pairingIsolated fragmentsSecondary structureNMR spectraModel systemNuclear magnetic resonance spectraHigh-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectraNucleic acidsHydrogen-bonded protonsMagnetic resonance spectraProton NMR studiesAdjacent basesLeaf modelFragmentsNH protonsNMR studiesTRNAResonance spectraHigh-resolution proton NMR studiesHelixPairingGuanine