Serine–arginine (SR)-rich splicing factors have an exon-independent function in pre-mRNA splicing

AUTOR(ES)

Hertel, Klemens J.

FONTE

The National Academy of Sciences

RESUMO

Two distinct functions have been proposed for the serine–arginine (SR)-rich family of splicing factors. First, SR proteins are essential splicing factors and are thought to function by mediating protein–protein interactions within the intron during spliceosome assembly. Second, SR proteins bind to exonic enhancer sequences and recruit spliceosome components to adjacent introns. The latter activity is required for splice-site recognition and alternative splicing. Until now it has not been possible to determine whether the requirement for SR proteins in the basic splicing reaction is a secondary consequence of their exon-dependent recruitment function. Here we show that RNA substrates containing only 1 nt of exon sequence can undergo the first step of the splicing reaction in vitro and that this activity requires SR proteins. Thus, we provide direct evidence that SR proteins have both exon-independent and exon-dependent functions in pre-mRNA splicing.

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