Structural highlights
Function
PRP9_YEAST mRNA splicing factors, PRP9, PRP11, and PRP21, are necessary for binding of the U2 snRNP to the pre-mRNA in an early step of spliceosome assembly.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
SF3a is an evolutionarily conserved heterotrimeric complex essential for pre-mRNA splicing. It functions in spliceosome assembly within the mature U2 snRNP (small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle), and its displacement from the spliceosome initiates the first step of the splicing reaction. We have identified a core domain of the yeast SF3a complex required for complex assembly and determined its crystal structure. The structure shows a bifurcated assembly of three subunits, Prp9, Prp11 and Prp21, with Prp9 interacting with Prp21 via a bidentate-binding mode, and Prp21 wrapping around Prp11. Structure-guided biochemical analysis also shows that Prp9 harbours a major binding site for stem-loop IIa of U2 snRNA. These findings provide mechanistic insights into the assembly of U2 snRNP.
Structure and assembly of the SF3a splicing factor complex of U2 snRNP.,Lin PC, Xu RM EMBO J. 2012 Feb 7;31(6):1579-90. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2012.7. PMID:22314233[1]
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References
- ↑ Lin PC, Xu RM. Structure and assembly of the SF3a splicing factor complex of U2 snRNP. EMBO J. 2012 Feb 7;31(6):1579-90. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2012.7. PMID:22314233 doi:10.1038/emboj.2012.7
