A DExH/D-box Protein Coordinates the Two Steps of Splicing in a Group I Intron
| Autor: | Mark G. Caprara, Abby L. Bifano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
RNA Splicing RNA Stability Molecular Sequence Data Exonic splicing enhancer RNA-binding protein Biology Article DEAD-box RNA Helicases Mitochondrial Proteins Exon Adenosine Triphosphate Structural Biology Protein splicing Amino Acid Sequence Molecular Biology Ribonucleoprotein Adenosine Triphosphatases Genetics Group I intron splicing Intron Nuclear Proteins RNA-Binding Proteins Exons Introns Recombinant Proteins Cell biology RNA splicing RNA RNA Helicases |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Molecular Biology. 383:667-682 |
| ISSN: | 0022-2836 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.08.070 |
| Popis: | Proteins of the DExH/D family are ATPases that can unwind duplex RNA in vitro. Individual members of this family coordinate many steps in ribonucleoprotein enzyme assembly and catalysis in vivo, but it is largely unknown how the action of these co-factors is specified and precisely timed. As a first step to address this question biochemically, we describe the development of a new protein-dependent group I intron splicing system that requires such an ATPase for coordinating successive steps in splicing. While genetic analysis in yeast has shown that at least five nuclear-encoded proteins are required for splicing of the mitochondrial aI5beta group I intron, we show that efficient in vitro splicing of aI5beta occurs with only two of these co-factors and, furthermore, they fulfill distinct functions in vitro. The Mrs1p protein stabilizes RNA structure and promotes the first step in splicing. In contrast, a DExH/D protein, Mss116p, acts after the first step and, utilizing ATP hydrolysis, specifically enhances the efficiency of exon ligation. An analysis of Mss116p variants with mutations that impair its RNA-stimulated ATP hydrolysis activity or reduce its ability to unwind duplexes show that the efficiency of ATP hydrolysis is a major determinant in promoting exon ligation. These observations suggest that Mss116p acts in aI5beta splicing by catalyzing changes in the structure of the RNA/protein splicing intermediate that promote the second step. More broadly, these observations are consistent with a model in which the "functional-timing" of DExH/D-box protein action can be specified by a specific conformation of its substrate due to the "upstream" activity of other co-factors. |
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