Abstract
Although highly homologous, the spliceosomal hPrp31 and the nucleolar Nop56 and Nop58 (Nop56/58) proteins recognize different ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles. hPrp31 interacts with complexes containing the 15.5K protein and U4 or U4atac small nuclear RNA (snRNA), whereas Nop56/58 associate with 15.5K-box C/D small nucleolar RNA complexes. We present structural and biochemical analyses of hPrp31-15.5K-U4 snRNA complexes that show how the conserved Nop domain in hPrp31 maintains high RNP binding selectivity despite relaxed RNA sequence requirements. The Nop domain is a genuine RNP binding module, exhibiting RNA and protein binding surfaces. Yeast two-hybrid analyses suggest a link between retinitis pigmentosa and an aberrant hPrp31-hPrp6 interaction that blocks U4/U6-U5 tri-snRNP formation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 115-20 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 316 |
Issue number | 5821 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 6 Apr 2007 |
Keywords
- Amino Acid Motifs
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Carrier Proteins/chemistry
- Eye Proteins/chemistry
- Humans
- Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Nucleic Acid Conformation
- Protein Binding
- Protein Conformation
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- RNA Splicing Factors
- RNA, Small Nuclear/chemistry
- RNA-Binding Proteins
- Retinitis Pigmentosa/genetics
- Ribonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small Nuclear/chemistry
- Transcription Factors