A short leader sequence impairs the fidelity of initiation by eukaryotic ribosomes.

An analysis of 5'-noncoding sequences from 699 vertebrate messenger RNAs

1987 • 5,139 citations

Point mutations define a sequence flanking the AUG initiator codon that modulates translation by eukaryotic ribosomes

1986 • 4,785 citations

Vectors for selective expression of cloned DNAs by T7 RNA polymerase

1987 • 1,449 citations

At least six nucleotides preceding the AUG initiator codon enhance translation in mammalian cells

1987 • 1,189 citations

Isolation of the bovine and human genes for müllerian inhibiting substance and expression of the human gene in animal cells

1986 • 997 citations

Downstream secondary structure facilitates recognition of initiator codons by eukaryotic ribosomes.

1990 • 550 citations

Context Effects and Inefficient Initiation at Non-AUG Codons in Eucaryotic Cell-Free Translation Systems

1989 • 471 citations

Structure of a tobacco endochitinase gene: evidence that different chitinase genes can arise by transposition of sequences encoding a cysteine-rich domain

1990 • 282 citations

Expression dynamics of the pea rbcS multigene family and organ distribution of the transcripts

1986 • 187 citations

Nucleotide sequence of a viral RNA fragment that binds to eukaryotic ribosomes

1975 • 186 citations

Effects of long 5' leader sequences on initiation by eukaryotic ribosomes in vitro.

1991 • 126 citations

Two forms of the la antigen-associated invariant chain result from alternative initiations at two in-phase AUGs

1986 • 124 citations

The gene encoding the beta-subunit of rat luteinizing hormone. Analysis of gene structure and evolution of nucleotide sequence.

1984 • 105 citations

Functional significance and evolutionary development of the 5′-terminal regions of immunoglobulin variable-region genes

1982 • 105 citations

Nucleotide sequences of 5′-terminal ribosome-protected initiation regions from two reovirus messages

1977 • 104 citations

Structure and expression analyses of the S-adenosylmethionine synthetase gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana

1989 • 99 citations

Structure of a bovine gene for P-450c21 (steroid 21-hydroxylase) defines a novel cytochrome P-450 gene family.

1986 • 96 citations

Cloning of cDNAs that encode human mast cell carboxypeptidase A, and comparison of the protein with mouse mast cell carboxypeptidase A and rat pancreatic carboxypeptidases.

1989 • 89 citations

The gene for the beta subunit of bovine luteinizing hormone encodes a gonadotropin mRNA with an unusually short 5'-untranslated region.

1985 • 84 citations

Translation initiation at a downstream AUG occurs with increased efficiency when the upstream AUG is located very close to the 5' cap

1990 • 67 citations

Complete sequences of the ribosome recognition sites in vesicular stomatitis virus mRNAs: Recognition by the 40S and 80S complexes

1978 • 66 citations

Preferential conservation of the globular domains of the βA3/A1-crystallin polypeptide of the chicken eye lens

1986 • 61 citations

Cloned MPC 11 myeloma cells express two kappa genes: a gene for a complete light chain and a gene for a constant region polypeptide

1977 • 51 citations

Effect of deletions in the 5′-noncoding region on the translational efficiency of phosphoglycerate kinase mRNA in yeast

1989 • 49 citations

Cystine-rich type II antifreeze protein precursor is initiated from the third AUG codon of its mRNA

1989 • 37 citations

Translational control of synthesis of simian virus 40 late proteins from polycistronic 19S late mRNA

1988 • 19 citations

Selective translation initiation on bicistronic simian virus 40 late mRNA

1987 • 16 citations

Structure of a chromosomal Phaseolus vulgaris lectin gene and its transcript.

1984 • 15 citations