Maria Magdalena Konarska - Selected Publications#

1. Konarska, M.M., Filipowicz, W., Domdey, H. and Gross, H.J. Formation of a 2'-phosphomonoester, 3',5'-phosphodiester linkage by a novel RNA ligase in wheat germ. Nature 293, 112-116 (1981). IF (2014): 41.456; citations: 135

2. Konarska, M.M., Padgett, R.A. and Sharp, P.A. Recognition of cap structure in splicing in vitro of mRNA precursors. Cell 38, 731-736 (1984). IF (2014): 32.242; citations: 471

3. Konarska, M.M., Grabowski, P.J., Padgett, R.A. and Sharp, P.A. Characterization of the branch site in lariat RNAs produced by splicing of mRNA precursors. Nature 313, 552-557 (1985). IF (2014): 41.456; citations: 192

4. Konarska, M.M., Padgett, R.A. and Sharp, P.A. Trans-splicing of mRNA precursors in vitro. Cell 42, 165-171 (1985). IF (2014): 32.242; citations: 144

5. Konarska, M.M. and Sharp, P.A. Interactions between small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles in formation of spliceosomes. Cell 49, 763-774 (1987). IF (2014): 32.242; citations: 444

6. Konforti, B.B., Koziołkiewicz, M.J. and Konarska, M.M. Disruption of base pairing between the 5' splice site and the 5' end of U1 snRNA is required for spliceosome assembly. Cell 75, 863-873 (1993). IF (2014): 32.242; citations: 79

7. Siatecka, M., Reyes, J.L. and Konarska, M.M., Functional interactions of Prp8 with both splice sites at the spliceosomal catalytic center. Genes & Dev. 13,1983-1993 (1999). IF (2014): 10.798; citations: 84

8. Query, C.C. and Konarska, M.M. Suppression of multiple substrate mutations by spliceosomal prp8 alleles suggests functional correlations with ribosomal ambiguity mutants. Molecular Cell 14, 343-354 (2004). IF (2014): 14.018; citations: 95

9. Liu, L., Query, C.C. and Konarska, M.M. Opposing classes of prp8 alleles modulate the transition between the catalytic steps of pre-mRNA splicing. Nature Struct. Mol. Biol. 14, 519-26 (2007). IF (2015/16): 13.309; citations: 54
10. Smith, D.J., Konarska, M.M. and Query, C.C. Insights into branch nucleophile positioning and activation from an orthogonal pre-mRNA splicing system in yeast. Molecular Cell 34, 333-343 (2009). IF (2014): 14.018; citations: 22

11. Query CC, Konarska MM. Splicing. CEF1/CDC5 alleles modulate transitions between catalytic conformations of the spliceosome. RNA 18, 1001-1013 (2012). DOI: 10.1261/rna.029421.111. IF (2014): 4.936; citations: 6

12. Query CC, Konarska MM. Structural biology: Spliceosome’s core exposed. News & Views. Nature 2013 Jan 31;493(7434):615-6. Epub 2013 Jan 23. PMID: 23354053. IF (2014): 41.456; citations: 3.

Konarska has co-authored 59 papers, cited (without self-citations) ~6,000 times (H-index 33; Web of Science)