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| Title | A human postcatalytic spliceosome structure reveals essential roles of metazoan factors for exon ligation. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Science, Vol. 363, Issue 6428, Page 710-714, Year 2019 |
| Publish date | Feb 15, 2019 |
Authors | Sebastian M Fica / Chris Oubridge / Max E Wilkinson / Andrew J Newman / Kiyoshi Nagai / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | During exon ligation, the spliceosome recognizes the 3'-splice site (3'SS) of precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) through non-Watson-Crick pairing with the 5'SS and the branch adenosine, in a ...During exon ligation, the spliceosome recognizes the 3'-splice site (3'SS) of precursor messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) through non-Watson-Crick pairing with the 5'SS and the branch adenosine, in a conformation stabilized by Prp18 and Prp8. Here we present the 3.3-angstrom cryo-electron microscopy structure of a human postcatalytic spliceosome just after exon ligation. The 3'SS docks at the active site through conserved RNA interactions in the absence of Prp18. Unexpectedly, the metazoan-specific FAM32A directly bridges the 5'-exon and intron 3'SS of pre-mRNA and promotes exon ligation, as shown by functional assays. CACTIN, SDE2, and NKAP-factors implicated in alternative splicing-further stabilize the catalytic conformation of the spliceosome during exon ligation. Together these four proteins act as exon ligation factors. Our study reveals how the human spliceosome has co-opted additional proteins to modulate a conserved RNA-based mechanism for 3'SS selection and to potentially fine-tune alternative splicing at the exon ligation stage. |
External links | Science / PubMed:30705154 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 2.9 - 5.9 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-4525: Human post-catalytic spliceosome (P complex) stalled with DHX8 K594A mutant, overall map ![]() EMDB-4526: ![]() EMDB-4527: ![]() EMDB-4528: ![]() EMDB-4529: ![]() EMDB-4530: ![]() EMDB-4532: ![]() EMDB-4533: ![]() EMDB-4534: ![]() EMDB-4535: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-K: ![]() ChemComp-ATP: ![]() ChemComp-GTP: ![]() ChemComp-ZN: ![]() ChemComp-IHP: |
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Keywords | SPLICING / spliceosome / RNA / complex |
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