2009
Drosophila hnRNP A1 homologs Hrp36/Hrp38 enhance U2-type versus U12-type splicing to regulate alternative splicing of the prospero twintron
Borah S, Wong AC, Steitz JA. Drosophila hnRNP A1 homologs Hrp36/Hrp38 enhance U2-type versus U12-type splicing to regulate alternative splicing of the prospero twintron. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 2577-2582. PMID: 19196985, PMCID: PMC2636732, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0812826106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU12-type splicingPurine-rich elementAlternative splicingMRNA undergoes alternative splicingTranscription factor ProsperoU12-type spliceosomeHeterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1Undergoes alternative splicingU2-type spliceosomeDrosophila homologDrosophila embryogenesisS2 cellsHnRNP A1TwintronSplicingNeuronal differentiationHrp38SpliceosomeIntronsEmbryogenesisProteinAxonal outgrowthHrp36HnRNPsHomolog
2008
Minor-class splicing occurs in the nucleus of the Xenopus oocyte
Friend K, Kolev NG, Shu MD, Steitz JA. Minor-class splicing occurs in the nucleus of the Xenopus oocyte. RNA 2008, 14: 1459-1462. PMID: 18567814, PMCID: PMC2491479, DOI: 10.1261/rna.1119708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinMinor class intronsU12-type splicingXenopus oocytesU12-dependent intronsNuclear envelope breakdownCertain eukaryotesMinor spliceosomeVertebrate cellsSplicing substrateNuclear compartmentNuclear ribonucleoproteinRNA intronsAccurate splicingEnvelope breakdownSplicingIntronsCytoplasmOocytesEukaryotesSpliceosomeMeiosisRibonucleoproteinNucleusSmall fraction
2004
An Intronic Enhancer Regulates Splicing of the Twintron of Drosophila melanogaster prospero Pre-mRNA by Two Different Spliceosomes
Scamborova P, Wong A, Steitz JA. An Intronic Enhancer Regulates Splicing of the Twintron of Drosophila melanogaster prospero Pre-mRNA by Two Different Spliceosomes. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2004, 24: 1855-1869. PMID: 14966268, PMCID: PMC350559, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.5.1855-1869.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurine-rich elementSplicing pathwaySplice siteU12-type spliceosomeU12-type splicingVitro splicing systemForms of mRNAAlternative splicingEarly embryogenesisKc cellsIntron sequencesPre-mRNASystematic deletionIntronic enhancerSplicingSequence requirementsIntron regionsEnhancer elementsNucleotides downstreamMolecular mechanismsTwintronSpliceosomeSplicing systemMutation analysisPathway
2002
Branchpoint selection in the splicing of U12-dependent introns in vitro.
McConnell TS, Cho SJ, Frilander MJ, Steitz JA. Branchpoint selection in the splicing of U12-dependent introns in vitro. RNA 2002, 8: 579-86. PMID: 12022225, PMCID: PMC1370279, DOI: 10.1017/s1355838202028029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceHumansIn Vitro TechniquesIntronsModels, GeneticPol1 Transcription Initiation Complex ProteinsRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRibosomal ProteinsRNARNA SplicingRNA-Binding ProteinsSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsSpliceosomesTranscription FactorsXenopusXenopus ProteinsConceptsU12-dependent intronsU12-type intronsSixth intronBranchpoint sequenceSplicing of intronsU12-type splicingU12-type spliceosomeU12-dependent splicingBase-pairing mechanismHeLa nuclear extractsAdditional intronConsecutive adenosinesSplicing substrateThird intronU12 snRNAHuman p120First intronIntronsNuclear extractsSplicingGenesBranch sitePathwayBranchpointP120