Binding of the human Prp31 Nop domain to a composite RNA-protein platform in U4 snRNP

Sunbin Liu, Ping Li, Olexandr Dybkov, Stephanie Nottrott, Klaus Hartmuth, Reinhard Lührmann, Teresa Carlomagno, Markus C Wahl

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-20
Number of pages6
JournalScience
Volume316
Issue number5821
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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