Mayeda, A., Screaton, G. R., Chandler, S. D., Fu, X. D., Krainer, A. R. (March 1999) Substrate specificities of SR proteins in constitutive splicing are determined by their RNA recognition motifs and composite pre-mRNA exonic elements. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 19 (3). pp. 1853-1863. ISSN 0270-7306
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Abstract
We report striking differences in the substrate specificities of two human SR proteins, SP2/ASF and SC35, in constitutive splicing. beta-Globin pre-mRNA (exons 1 and 2) is spliced indiscriminately with either SR protein. Human immunodeficiency virus tat pre-mRNA (exons 2 and 3) and immunoglobulin mu-chain (IgM) pre-mRNA (exons C3 and C4) are preferentially spliced with SF2/ASF and SC35, respectively. Using in vitro splicing with mutated or chimeric derivatives of the tat and IgM pre-mRNAs, we defined specific combinations of segments in the downstream exons, which mediate either positive or negative effects to confer SR protein specificity. A series of recombinant chimeric proteins consisting of domains of SF2/ASP and SC35 in various combinations was used to localize trans-acting domains responsible for substrate specificity. The RS domains of SF2/ASF and SC35 can be exchanged without effect on substrate specificity. The RNA recognition moths (RRMs) of SF2/ASP are active only in the context of a two-RRM structure, and RRM2 has a dominant role in substrate specificity. In contrast, the single RRM of SC35 can function alone, but its substrate specificity can be influenced by the presence of an additional RRM. The RRMs behave as modules that, when present in different combinations, can have positive, neutral, or negative effects on splicing, depending upon the specific substrate. We conclude that SR protein-specific recognition of specific positive and negative pre-mRNA exonic elements via one or more RRMs is a crucial determinant of the substrate specificity of SR proteins in constitutive splicing.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | small nuclear ribonucleoprotein immunodeficiency-virus type-1 messenger-rna premessenger rna distinct functions alternative exon enhancer complex factors asf/sf2 domains invitro |
| Subjects: | bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > exons bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > pre-mRNA bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > RNA splicing |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Krainer lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | March 1999 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2013 17:00 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2013 17:00 |
| PMCID: | PMC83978 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/28923 |
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