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Primary Articles

Dundr M., Ospina J.K., Sung M.-H., John S., Upender M., Ried T., Hager G.L. and Matera A.G. (2007). Actin-dependent intranuclear repositioning of an active gene locus in vivo.  Journal of Cell Biology 179: 1095-1103.  Dundr et al.pdf   Highlighted in JCB   Minireview

Rajendra T.K., Gonsalvez G.B., Walker M.P., Shpargel K.B., Salz H.K. and Matera A.G. (2007).  A Drosophila model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy reveals a function for SMN in striated muscle.  Journal of Cell Biology 176: 831-841.  Rajendra et al.pdf   Highlighted in JCB

Gonsalvez G.B., Rajendra T.K., Tian L. and Matera A.G. (2006).  The Sm-protein methyltransferase, Dart5, is essential for germ cell specification and maintenance. Current Biology 16: 1077-1089.  Gonsalvez et al.pdf  Highlighted in F1000

Shpargel K.B. and Matera A.G. (2005). Gemin proteins are required for efficient assembly of Sm-class ribonucleoproteins. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102: 17372-17377.  Shpargel & Matera.pdf

Narayanan U., Achsel T., Lührmann R. and Matera A.G. (2004). Coupled in vitro import of UsnRNPs and SMN, the spinal muscular atrophy protein. Molecular Cell 16: 223-234.  Narayanan et al.pdf

Hebert M.D., Shpargel K.B., Ospina J.K., Tucker K.E. and Matera A.G. (2002).  Coilin methylation regulates nuclear body formation.  Developmental Cell  3: 329-337.  Hebert DevCell.pdf

Hebert M.D., Szymczyk P.W., Shpargel K.B. and Matera A.G. (2001).  Coilin forms the bridge between Cajal bodies and SMN, the Spinal Muscular Atrophy protein.  Genes & Development 15: 2720-2729.  Hebert et al.pdf Highlighted in F1000

Tucker K.E., Berciano M.T., Jacobs E.Y., LePage D., Shpargel K.B., Rossire J.J., Chan E.K.L., Lafarga M., Conlon R.A. and Matera A.G.  (2001).  Residual Cajal bodies in coilin knockout mice fail to recruit Sm snRNPs and SMN, the Spinal Muscular Atrophy determining gene product.  Journal of Cell Biology 154: 293-307.  Tucker et al.pdf  Highlighted in JCB

Frey M.R., Bailey A.D., Weiner A.M. and Matera A.G. (1999).  Association of snRNA genes with coiled bodies is mediated by nascent snRNA transcripts.  Current Biology  9: 126-135.  Frey et al.pdf

Frey M.R. and Matera A.G. (1995).  Coiled bodies contain U7 small nuclear RNA and associate with specific DNA sequences in interphase cells.  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA  92: 5915-5919.  Frey & Matera.pdf

Review Articles

Matera A.G., Terns R.M. and Terns M.P. (2007).  Non-coding RNAs: Lessons from the snRNAs and snoRNAs.  Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 8: 209-220. Matera et al.pdf

Matera A.G. and Shpargel K.B. (2006).  Pumping RNA: Nuclear bodybuilding along the RNP pipeline. Current Opinion in Cell Biology 18: 317-324.  Matera & Shpargel.pdf

Matera A.G. (2006). Drosophila Cajal bodies: Accessories not included.  Journal of Cell Biology 172: 791-793.  Matera JCB.pdf

Matera A.G.  (1999).  Nuclear Bodies: Multifaceted subdomains of the interchromatin space.  Trends in Cell Biology  9: 302-309.  Matera TCB.pdf