title: A specific 31-nucleotide domain of U1 RNA directly interacts with the 70K small nuclear ribonucleoprotein component.
abstract: We have defined the nucleotide sequence of a protein-binding domain within U1 RNA that specifically recognizes and binds both to a U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein component (the 70K protein) and to the previously defined RNA-binding domain of the 70K protein. We have investigated direct interactions between purified U1 RNA and 70K protein by reconstitution in vitro. Thirty-one nucleotides of U1 RNA, corresponding to stem-loop I, were required for this interaction. Nucleotides at the 5' end of U1 RNA that are involved in base pairing with the 5' splice site of pre-mRNA were not required for binding. In contrast to other reports, these findings demonstrate that a specific domain of U1 RNA can bind directly to the 70K protein independently of any other snRNP-associated proteins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Query
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Keene
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D007763:Lac Operon; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012342:RNA, Small Nuclear / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012342:RNA, Small Nuclear; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear