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Lew, J.M., Fei, Y.L., Aleck, K., Blencowe, B.J., Weksberg, R., and Sadowski, P.D. (2004). CDKN1C mutation in Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome patients reduces RNA splicing efficiency and identifies a splicing enhancer.Am. J. Med. Gen. 127A: 268-276. [PUBMED]
McCracken, S., Longman, D., Johnstone, I.L., Caceres, J.F. and Blencowe, B.J. (2003). An evolutionarily conserved role for SRm160 in 3'-end processing that functions independently of exon junction complex formation.J. Biol. Chem. 278: 44153-44160. [PUBMED]
Rosonina, E., Bakowski, M.A., McCracken, S., and Blencowe, B.J. (2003). Transcriptional activators control splicing and 3'-end cleavage levels.J. Biol. Chem. 278: 43034-43040. [PUBMED]
Aznarez, I., Chan, E.M., Zilenski, J., Blencowe, B.J., and Tsui, L.-C. (2003). Characterization of disease-associated mutations affecting an exonic splicing enhancer and two cryptic splice sites in exon 13 of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene.Hum. Mol. Genet. 12: 2031-2040. [PUBMED]
Szymczyna, B.R., Bowman, J.A., McCracken, S., Pineda-Lucena, A., Lu, Y., Cox, B., Lambermon, M., Gravely, B.R., Arrowsmith, C.H., and Blencowe, B.J. (2003). Structure and function of the PWI motif: a novel nucleic acid binding domain that facilitates pre-mRNA processing. Genes and Dev. 17: 461-475. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J. (2003) Splicing Regulation: The Cell Cycle Connection.Curr. Biol. 13: R149-151. [PUBMED]
Emili, A., Shales, M., McCracken, S., Xie, W., Tucker, P.W., Kobayashi, R., Blencowe, B., and Ingles, C.J. (2002) Splicing and transcription-associated proteins PSF and p54nrb/NonO bind to the RNA polymerase II CTD. RNA 8: 1102-1111. [PUBMED]
Rosonina, E., and Blencowe, B.J. (2002) Gene Expression: The Close Coupling of Transcription and Splicing.Curr. Biol. 12: R319-R321. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J. (2002) Transcription: Surprising role for an elusive small nuclear RNA.Curr. Biol. 12: R147-R149. [PUBMED]
McCracken, S., Lambermon, M., and Blencowe, B.J. (2002) The SRm160 splicing coactivator promotes transcript 3'-end cleavage. Mol. Cell. Biol. 22: 148-160. [PUBMED]
Boucher, L., Ouzounis, C.A., Enright, A., and Blencowe, B.J. (2001) A genome-wide survey of SR domain proteins.RNA. 7: 1693-1701. [PUBMED]
Longman, D., McGarvey, T., McCracken, S., Johnstone, I.L., Blencowe, B.J., and Caceres, J.F. (2001) Multiple interactions between SRm160 and SR family proteins in enhancer-dependent splicing and developement of C. elegans.Curr. Biol. 11: 1923-1933. [PUBMED]
Rodrigues, J.P., Rode, M., Gatfield, D., Blencowe, B.J., Carmo-Fonseca, M., and Izauralde, E. (2001) REF proteins mediate the export of apliced and unspliced mRNAs from the nucleus.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98: 1030-1035. [PUBMED]
McGarvey, T., Rosonina, E., McCracken, S., Li., Q., Arnaout, R., Mientjes, E., Nickerson, J., Awrey, D., Greenblatt, J., Grosveld, J., and Blencowe, B.J. (2000)The acute myeloid leukemia-associated protein, DEK, forms a splicing-dependent interaction with exon-product complexes.J. Cell Biol. 150: 309-320. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J. (2000) Exonic splicing enhancers: mechanism of action, diversity and role in human genetic diseases.Trends Biochem. Science 25: 106-110. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J., Bauren, G., Eldridge, A.E., Issner, R., Nickerson, J.A., Rosonina, E., and Sharp, P.A. (2000) The SRm160/300 splicing coactivator subunits.RNA 6: 111-120. [PUBMED]
Li, Y. and Blencowe, B.J. (1999) Distinct factor requirements for exonic splicing enhancer function and binding of the U2AF snRNP auxiliary factor to the polypyrimidine tract.J. Biol. Chem. 274: 35074-35079. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J., Bowman, J.A.L., McCracken S., Rosonina E. (1999) SR-related proteins and the processing of mRNA precursors.Biochem. Cell Biol. 77: 1-15.[PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J., and Lamond, A.I. (1999) Purification and depletion of RNP particles by antisense affinity chromatography. Methods in Molecular Biology 118: 275-287. [PUBMED]
Eldridge, A., Li, Y., Sharp, P.A., and Blencowe, B.J. (1999) The SRm160/300 splicing coactivator is required for exon-enhancer function. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96: 6125-6130 [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J. and Ouzounis, C.A. (1999) The "PWI" Motif: a new protein domain in splicing factors. Trends Biochem. Sci. 24: 179-180 [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J., Issner, R., Nickerson, J.A. and Sharp, P.A. (1998) A coactivator of Pre-mRNA splicing. Genes and Dev. 12: 996-1009 [PUBMED]
Penman, S., Blencowe, B.J., and Nickerson, J.A. (1997). The nuclear matrix: past and present. In: Nuclear Structure and Gene Expression. New York, Academic Press. p.3-24.
Mortillaro, M., Blencowe, B.J., Wei, X., Nakayasu, H., Du, L., Warren, S., Sharp, P.A., and Berezney, R. (1996). A hyperphosphorylated form of the large subunit of RNA polymerase II is associated with splicing complexes and the nuclear matrix. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 93: 8253-8257 [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J., Issner, R., Kim, J., McCaw, P. and Sharp, P.A. (1995). New proteins related to the Ser-Arg family of splicing factors. RNA. 1: 852-865. [PUBMED]
Nickerson, J.A. Blencowe, B.J. and S. Penman (1995). The architectural organization of nuclear metabolism. Int. Rev. Cyt. 162: 67-124. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J. and Barabino, S.M.L. (1995). Antisense affinity depletion of ribonucleoprotein particles. In: Methods in Molecular Biology. Vol. 37. Humana Press. 67-76. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J., Nickerson, J.A., Issner, R., Penman, S. and Sharp, P.A. (1994). Association of nuclear matrix antigens with exon-containing splicing complexes. J. Cell Biol. 127: 593-607. [PUBMED]
Crispino, J.D., Blencowe, B.J. and Sharp, P.A. (1994). Complementation by SR proteins of pre-mRNA splicing reactions depleted of U1 snRNP. Science. 265: 1866-1869. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J., Carmo-Fonseca, M., Behrens, S.-E., Lührmann, R., and A.I. Lamond (1993). Interaction of the human autoantigen p150 with splicing snRNPs. J. Cell Science. 105: 685-697. [PUBMED]
Ouzounis, C.A. and Blencowe, B.J. (1991). Bacterial DNA replication initiation factor priA is related to proteins belonging to the 'DEAD-box' family. Nucl. Acids Res. 19: 6953. [PUBMED]
Lamm, G.M., Blencowe, B.J., Sproat, B.S., Iribarren, A.M., Ryder, U. and Lamond, A.I. (1991). Antisense probes containing 2-aminoadenosine allow efficient depletion of U5 snRNP from HeLa splicing extracts. Nucl. Acids Res. 19: 3193-3197. [PUBMED]
Barabino, S.M.L., Blencowe, B.J., Ryder, U., Sproat, B.S., and Lamond, A.I. (1990). Targeted snRNP depletion reveals an additional role for mammalian U1 snRNP in spliceosome assembly. Cell 63: 293-302. [PUBMED]
Lamond, A.I., Barabino, S., Blencowe, B.J., Sproat, B.S. and Ryder, U. (1990). Studying pre-mRNA splicing using antisense 2'-OMe RNA oligonucleotides. Mol. Biol. Rep. 14: 201. [PUBMED]
Sibbald, P.R. and Blencowe, B.J. (1990). A completely conserved rat U6 snRNA pseudogene coding sequence is sandwiched between a cytochrome c retropseudogene and a LINE-like sequence. Nucl. Acids Res. 18: 1063. [PUBMED]
Lamond, A.I., Barabino, S. and Blencowe, B.J. (1990). The Mammalian pre-mRNA splicing apparatus. In: Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology vol. 4. Springer Verlag. 243-257.
Barabino, S., Sproat, B.S., Ryder, U., Blencowe, B.J., and Lamond, A.I. (1989). Mapping U2 snRNP-pre-mRNA interactions using biotinylated oligonucleotides made of 2'-OMe RNA. EMBO J. 8: 4171-4178. [PUBMED]
Blencowe, B.J., Sproat, B.S., Ryder, U., Barabino, S., and Lamond, A.I. (1989). Antisense probing of the human U4/U6 snRNP with biotinylated 2'- OMe RNA oligonucleotides. Cell 59: 531-539. [PUBMED]
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