Domain structure of U2 and U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles from Trypanosoma brucei: identification of trans-spliceosomal specific RNA-protein interactions.

  • Günzl A
  • Cross M
  • Bindereif A
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Abstract

Maturation of mRNAs in trypanosomes involves trans splicing of the 5' end of the spliced leader RNA and the exons of polycistronic pre-mRNAs, requiring small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) as cofactors. We have mapped protein-binding sites in the U2 and U4/U6 snRNPs by a combination of RNase H protection analysis, native gel electrophoresis, and CsCl density gradient centrifugation. In the U2 snRNP, protein binding occurs primarily in the 3'-terminal domain; through U2 snRNP reconstitution and chemical modification-interference assays, we have identified discrete positions within stem-loop IV of Trypanosoma brucei U2 RNA that are essential for protein binding; significantly, some of these positions differ from the consensus sequence derived from cis-spliceosomal U2 RNAs. In the U4/U6 snRNP, the major protein-binding region is contained within the 3'-terminal half of U4 RNA. In sum, while the overall domain structure of the U2 and U4/U6 snRNPs is conserved between cis- and trans-splicing systems, our data suggest that there are also trans-spliceosomal specific determinants of RNA-protein binding.

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Günzl, A., Cross, M., & Bindereif, A. (1992). Domain structure of U2 and U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles from Trypanosoma brucei: identification of trans-spliceosomal specific RNA-protein interactions. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 12(2), 468–479. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.12.2.468

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