Publication Date:
2001-11-03
Description:
During spliceosome assembly, splicing factor 1 (SF1) specifically recognizes the intron branch point sequence (BPS) UACUAAC in the pre-mRNA transcripts. We show that the KH-QUA2 region of SF1 defines an enlarged KH (hn RNP K) fold which is necessary and sufficient for BPS binding. The 3' part of the BPS (UAAC), including the conserved branch point adenosine (underlined), is specifically recognized in a hydrophobic cleft formed by the Gly-Pro-Arg-Gly motif and the variable loop of the KH domain. The QUA2 region recognizes the 5' nucleotides of the BPS (ACU). The branch point adenosine acting as the nucleophile in the first biochemical step of splicing is deeply buried. BPS RNA recognition suggests how SF1 may facilitate subsequent formation of the prespliceosomal complex A.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Liu, Z -- Luyten, I -- Bottomley, M J -- Messias, A C -- Houngninou-Molango, S -- Sprangers, R -- Zanier, K -- Kramer, A -- Sattler, M -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2001 Nov 2;294(5544):1098-102.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, D-69117 Heidelberg, Germany.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11691992" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Adenosine/chemistry/metabolism
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Amino Acid Motifs
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Binding Sites
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*DNA-Binding Proteins
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Humans
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Hydrogen Bonding
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Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
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*Introns
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Models, Molecular
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mutation
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
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Nucleic Acid Conformation
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Protein Conformation
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Protein Folding
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Protein Structure, Secondary
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Protein Structure, Tertiary
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RNA Precursors/chemistry/*metabolism
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RNA, Messenger/chemistry/*metabolism
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RNA-Binding Proteins/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism
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Recombinant Proteins/chemistry/metabolism
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Spliceosomes/metabolism
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*Transcription Factors
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Uracil/chemistry/metabolism
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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