Modulation of 5' splice site choice in pre-messenger RNA by two distinct steps.
AUTOR(ES)
Tarn, W Y
RESUMO
Ser/Arg-rich proteins (SR proteins) are essential splicing factors that commit pre-messenger RNAs to splicing and also modulate 5' splice site choice in the presence or absence of functional U1 small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs). Here, we perturbed the U1 snRNP in HeLa cell nuclear extract by detaching the U1-specific A protein using a 2'-O-methyl oligonucleotide (L2) complementary to its binding site in U1 RNA. In this extract, the standard adenovirus substrate is spliced normally, but excess amounts of SR proteins do not exclusively switch splicing from the normal 5' splice site to a proximal site (site 125 within the adenovirus intron), suggesting that modulation of 5' splice site choice exerted by SR proteins requires integrity of the U1 snRNP. The observation that splicing does not necessarily follow U1 binding indicates that interactions between the U1 snRNP and components assembled on the 3' splice site via SR proteins may also be critical for 5' splice site selection. Accordingly, we found that SR proteins promote the binding of the U2 snRNP to the branch site and stabilize the complex formed on a 3'-half substrate in the presence or absence of functional U1 snRNPs. A novel U2/U6/3'-half substrate crosslink was also detected and promoted by SR proteins. Our results suggest that SR proteins in collaboration with the U1 snRNP function in two distinct steps to modulate 5' splice site selection.
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