Specificity of Prp24 binding to RNA: a role for Prp24 in the dynamic interaction of U4 and U6 snRNAs.
RNA
; 1(2): 132-45, 1995 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-7585243
ABSTRACT
Prp24 was previously isolated as a suppressor of a cold-sensitive U4 mutation and is required for at least the first step of splicing in vitro. Our investigation of the in vitro RNA binding properties of the purified Prp24 protein shows that it binds preferentially to the U4/U6 hybrid snRNAs compared to other snRNAs. The interaction between Prp24 and the U4/U6 hybrid appears to involve two regions in the RNA the 39-57 region of U6 and stem II of the U4/U6 hybrid. Interestingly, some U4 mutations, which destabilize stem II, increase the affinity of Prp24 for the U4/U6 RNAs compared to the wild type. This suggests that the binding of Prp24 to the U4/U6 RNAs may involve some destabilization of the RNA duplex. We also found that Prp24 can stimulate the annealing of U4 and U6, suggesting that Prp24 participates in both the formation and disassembly of the U4/U6 hybrid during splicing.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteínas Repressoras
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Proteínas de Ligação a RNA
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Ribonucleoproteína Nuclear Pequena U4-U6
Idioma:
En
Revista:
RNA
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos