RNA structure and RNA-protein interactions in purified yeast U6 snRNPs. 2006

Ramazan Karaduman, and Patrizia Fabrizio, and Klaus Hartmuth, and Henning Urlaub, and Reinhard Lührmann
Max-Planck-Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Department of Cellular Biochemistry, Am Fassberg 11, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.

The U6 small nuclear RNA (snRNA) undergoes major conformational changes during the assembly of the spliceosome and catalysis of splicing. It associates with the specific protein Prp24p, and a set of seven LSm2p-8p proteins, to form the U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP). These proteins have been proposed to act as RNA chaperones that stimulate pairing of U6 with U4 snRNA to form the intermolecular stem I and stem II of the U4/U6 duplex, whose formation is essential for spliceosomal function. However, the mechanism whereby Prp24p and the LSm complex facilitate U4/U6 base-pairing, as well as the exact binding site(s) of Prp24p in the native U6 snRNP, are not well understood. Here, we have investigated the secondary structure of the U6 snRNA in purified U6 snRNPs and compared it with its naked form. Using RNA structure-probing techniques, we demonstrate that within the U6 snRNP a large internal region of the U6 snRNA is unpaired and protected from chemical modification by bound Prp24p. Several of these U6 nucleotides are available for base-pairing interaction, as only their sugar backbone is contacted by Prp24p. Thus, Prp24p can present them to the U4 snRNA and facilitate formation of U4/U6 stem I. We show that the 3' stem-loop is not bound strongly by U6 proteins in native particles. However, when compared to the 3' stem-loop in the naked U6 snRNA, it has a more open conformation, which would facilitate formation of stem II with the U4 snRNA. Our data suggest that the combined association of Prp24p and the LSm complex confers upon U6 nucleotides a conformation favourable for U4/U6 base-pairing. Interestingly, we find that the open structure of the yeast U6 snRNA in native snRNPs can also be adopted by human U6 and U6atac snRNAs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009690 Nucleic Acid Conformation The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape. DNA Conformation,RNA Conformation,Conformation, DNA,Conformation, Nucleic Acid,Conformation, RNA,Conformations, DNA,Conformations, Nucleic Acid,Conformations, RNA,DNA Conformations,Nucleic Acid Conformations,RNA Conformations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D012313 RNA A polynucleotide consisting essentially of chains with a repeating backbone of phosphate and ribose units to which nitrogenous bases are attached. RNA is unique among biological macromolecules in that it can encode genetic information, serve as an abundant structural component of cells, and also possesses catalytic activity. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed) RNA, Non-Polyadenylated,Ribonucleic Acid,Gene Products, RNA,Non-Polyadenylated RNA,Acid, Ribonucleic,Non Polyadenylated RNA,RNA Gene Products,RNA, Non Polyadenylated
D012326 RNA Splicing The ultimate exclusion of nonsense sequences or intervening sequences (introns) before the final RNA transcript is sent to the cytoplasm. RNA, Messenger, Splicing,Splicing, RNA,RNA Splicings,Splicings, RNA
D012441 Saccharomyces cerevisiae A species of the genus SACCHAROMYCES, family Saccharomycetaceae, order Saccharomycetales, known as "baker's" or "brewer's" yeast. The dried form is used as a dietary supplement. Baker's Yeast,Brewer's Yeast,Candida robusta,S. cerevisiae,Saccharomyces capensis,Saccharomyces italicus,Saccharomyces oviformis,Saccharomyces uvarum var. melibiosus,Yeast, Baker's,Yeast, Brewer's,Baker Yeast,S cerevisiae,Baker's Yeasts,Yeast, Baker
D017411 Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear Highly conserved nuclear RNA-protein complexes that function in RNA processing in the nucleus, including pre-mRNA splicing and pre-mRNA 3'-end processing in the nucleoplasm, and pre-rRNA processing in the nucleolus (see RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEOLAR). Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins,snRNP,Small Nuclear RNP,Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein,Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Particle,Nuclear RNP, Small,Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein, Small,Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, Small,RNP, Small Nuclear,Ribonucleoprotein, Small Nuclear
D017414 Ribonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small Nuclear A nuclear RNA-protein complex that plays a role in RNA processing. In the nucleoplasm, the U4-U6 snRNP along with the U5 snRNP preassemble into a single 25S particle that binds to the U1 and U2 snRNPs and the substrate to form mature SPLICEOSOMES. There is also evidence for the existence of individual U4 or U6 snRNPs in addition to their organization as a U4-U6 snRNP. Ribonucleoproteins, U4 Small Nuclear,Ribonucleoproteins, U6 Small Nuclear,Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, U4,Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, U4-U6,Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, U6,U4 Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins,U4 snRNP,U4-U6 Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins,U4-U6 snRNP,U6 Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins,U6 snRNP,Ribonucleoproteins, Small, U4-U6,Ribonucleoprotein, U4 U6 Small Nuclear,Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, U4 U6,U4 U6 Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins
D046911 Macromolecular Substances Compounds and molecular complexes that consist of very large numbers of atoms and are generally over 500 kDa in size. In biological systems macromolecular substances usually can be visualized using ELECTRON MICROSCOPY and are distinguished from ORGANELLES by the lack of a membrane structure. Macromolecular Complexes,Macromolecular Compounds,Macromolecular Compounds and Complexes,Complexes, Macromolecular,Compounds, Macromolecular,Substances, Macromolecular

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