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The Cryo-EM Structure of Human Catalytic Step I Spliceosome (C complex) at 4.1 angstrom resolution
Structural highlights
DiseasePRP8_HUMAN Defects in PRPF8 are the cause of retinitis pigmentosa type 13 (RP13) [MIM:600059. RP leads to degeneration of retinal photoreceptor cells. Patients typically have night vision blindness and loss of midperipheral visual field. As their condition progresses, they lose their far peripheral visual field and eventually central vision as well. RP13 inheritance is autosomal dominant.[1] [2] [:][3] [4] FunctionPRP8_HUMAN Central component of the spliceosome, which may play a role in aligning the pre-mRNA 5'- and 3'-exons for ligation. Interacts with U5 snRNA, and with pre-mRNA 5'-splice sites in B spliceosomes and 3'-splice sites in C spliceosomes. Publication Abstract from PubMedSplicing by the spliceosome involves branching and exon ligation. The branching reaction leads to the formation of the catalytic step I spliceosome (C complex). Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the human C complex at an average resolution of 4.1 angstroms. Compared with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae C complex, the human complex contains 11 additional proteins. The step I splicing factors CCDC49 and CCDC94 (Cwc25 and Yju2 in S. cerevisiae, respectively) closely interact with the DEAH-family adenosine triphosphatase/helicase Prp16 and bridge the gap between Prp16 and the active-site RNA elements. These features, together with structural comparison of the human C and C* complexes, provide mechanistic insights into ribonucleoprotein remodeling and allow the proposition of a working mechanism for the C-to-C* transition. Structure of a human catalytic step I spliceosome.,Zhan X, Yan C, Zhang X, Lei J, Shi Y Science. 2018 Feb 2;359(6375):537-545. doi: 10.1126/science.aar6401. Epub 2018, Jan 4. PMID:29301961[5] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See Also
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