2016
Readthrough transcription: How are DoGs made and what do they do?
Vilborg A, Steitz JA. Readthrough transcription: How are DoGs made and what do they do? RNA Biology 2016, 14: 632-636. PMID: 26861889, PMCID: PMC5449079, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2016.1149680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoG inductionDownstream of genesMammalian gene expressionLevel of transcriptionPervasive transcriptionIntergenic transcriptionTranscription terminationPossible molecular mechanismsTranscriptional readthroughOsmotic stressGene expressionMolecular mechanismsEndoplasmic reticulumTranscriptionIP3 receptorOutstanding questionsTranscriptsBiogenesisGenomeInductionReadthroughGenesCalcium releaseReticulumMechanismMyriad Triple-Helix-Forming Structures in the Transposable Element RNAs of Plants and Fungi
Tycowski KT, Shu MD, Steitz JA. Myriad Triple-Helix-Forming Structures in the Transposable Element RNAs of Plants and Fungi. Cell Reports 2016, 15: 1266-1276. PMID: 27134163, PMCID: PMC4864102, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransposable elementsCellular noncoding RNAsPotential evolutionary consequencesCis-acting RNA structuresIntron lossEvolutionary consequencesBioinformatic identificationTE transcriptsReporter transcriptFish speciesNoncoding RNAsElement RNAHorizontal transferRNA structureTransposase geneRich tractHuman cellsTriple helix formationBase triplesRNAEne coreTranscriptsTriple helixIntronlessGenome
2015
Noncoding RNA‐guided recruitment of transcription factors: A prevalent but undocumented mechanism?
Lee N, Steitz JA. Noncoding RNA‐guided recruitment of transcription factors: A prevalent but undocumented mechanism? BioEssays 2015, 37: 936-941. PMID: 26200477, PMCID: PMC4721591, DOI: 10.1002/bies.201500060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription factorsDomains of TFsCognate binding motifsDNA target sitesAssociated transcription factorsRNA-RNA interactionsTarget siteNascent transcriptsCell identityTarget lociCellular processesNoncoding RNAsBinding motifProper regulationViral genomeUndocumented mechanismGenomeDNAViral DNARNARecruitmentNcRNAsNcRNARNAsLoci
2014
The Noncoding RNA Revolution—Trashing Old Rules to Forge New Ones
Cech TR, Steitz JA. The Noncoding RNA Revolution—Trashing Old Rules to Forge New Ones. Cell 2014, 157: 77-94. PMID: 24679528, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiological functionsRNA-protein complexesLevel of transcriptionForeign nucleic acidsMost ncRNAsLong ncRNAsNcRNA researchRNA processingGenome rearrangementsNucleic acidsNoncoding RNAsGene expressionRNA structureNcRNAsBase pairingDNA synthesisRemarkable varietySnoRNPsRiboswitchGenomeSnRNPsRNAsRibosomesTranscriptionTelomerase
2013
Genome-wide analyses of Epstein-Barr virus reveal conserved RNA structures and a novel stable intronic sequence RNA
Moss WN, Steitz JA. Genome-wide analyses of Epstein-Barr virus reveal conserved RNA structures and a novel stable intronic sequence RNA. BMC Genomics 2013, 14: 543. PMID: 23937650, PMCID: PMC3751371, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable intronic sequence RNARNA structureSequence RNAComprehensive genome-wide surveyGenome-wide surveyGenome-wide analysisRNA-seq analysisComparative sequence analysisNon-coding RNAsSecondary structure modelRNA-seq dataRNAz programFunctional RNAsGenomic sequencesImportant human pathogenSequence analysisRNAEBV transcriptomeHuman pathogensHerpesvirus 4Future experimental analysisPotential functionTranscriptomeGenomeEBV genome
1999
Guided tours: from precursor snoRNA to functional snoRNP
Weinstein L, Steitz J. Guided tours: from precursor snoRNA to functional snoRNP. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 1999, 11: 378-384. PMID: 10395551, DOI: 10.1016/s0955-0674(99)80053-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1983
Genes for two small cytoplasmic Ro RNAs are adjacent and appear to be single-copy in the human genome
Wolin S, Steitz J. Genes for two small cytoplasmic Ro RNAs are adjacent and appear to be single-copy in the human genome. Cell 1983, 32: 735-744. PMID: 6187471, DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(83)90059-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman genomeRo RNAsSecondary structure homologyRNA polymerase IIISmall cytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinsClass III genesGenomic clonesMammalian cellsPolymerase IIIRNA componentStructure homologySingle copyCytoplasmic ribonucleoproteinHY5 RNAMouse cellsHuman cellsHY1Cell extractsGenesRNAGenomeRNAsHY3CellsMY1
1974
Specific recognition of the isolated R17 replicase initiator region by R17 coat protein
STEITZ J. Specific recognition of the isolated R17 replicase initiator region by R17 coat protein. Nature 1974, 248: 223-225. PMID: 4819415, DOI: 10.1038/248223a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1972
Oligonucleotide Sequence of Replicase Initiation Site in Qβ RNA
STEITZ J. Oligonucleotide Sequence of Replicase Initiation Site in Qβ RNA. Nature 1972, 236: 71-75. PMID: 4502455, DOI: 10.1038/newbio236071a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReplicase geneQβ RNAMajor coat proteinN-terminal sequenceCoat cistronTermination signalReplicase cistronNucleotide sequenceCoat proteinRNA genomeInitiator codonInitiation siteQβ replicaseGenesProteinBacteriophage QβCistronUGA suppressorRNAVirus particlesSequenceOligonucleotide sequencesProtein7GenomeReplicase