Structural highlights
Function
CWC2_YEAST Involved in the first step of pre-mRNA splicing. Required for cell growth and cell cycle control. Plays a role in the levels of the U1, U4, U5 and U6 snRNAs and the maintenance of the U4/U6 snRNA complex. May provide the link between the "nineteen complex" NTC spliceosome protein complex and the spliceosome through the U6 snRNA. Associates predominantly with U6 snRNAs in assembled active spliceosomes. Binds directly to the internal stem-loop (ISL) domain of the U6 snRNA and to the pre-mRNA intron near the 5' splice site during the activation and catalytic phases of the spliceosome cycle. Binds also to U1, U4, U5 and U6 snRNAs and to pre-mRNAs, in vitro. Is not required for the Prp2-mediated remodeling of the activated spliceosome.[1] [2]
See Also
References
- ↑ McGrail JC, Krause A, O'Keefe RT. The RNA binding protein Cwc2 interacts directly with the U6 snRNA to link the nineteen complex to the spliceosome during pre-mRNA splicing. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 Jul;37(13):4205-17. Epub 2009 May 12. PMID:19435883 doi:http://dx.doi.org/gkp341
- ↑ Rasche N, Dybkov O, Schmitzova J, Akyildiz B, Fabrizio P, Luhrmann R. Cwc2 and its human homologue RBM22 promote an active conformation of the spliceosome catalytic centre. EMBO J. 2012 Mar 21;31(6):1591-604. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2011.502. Epub 2012 Jan, 13. PMID:22246180 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emboj.2011.502
