title: The yeast MUD2 protein: an interaction with PRP11 defines a bridge between commitment complexes and U2 snRNP addition.
abstract: In characterizing a series of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mutants synthetic lethal with U1 RNA, we have identified a yeast gene (MUD2) with sequence similarity to the well-studied metazoan splicing factor U2AF65. The biochemical characterization indicates that the MUD2 gene product (MUD2P) contacts pre-mRNA directly and is a component of the pre-mRNA-U1 snRNP complex (commitment complex) that forms during early spliceosome assembly in yeast extracts. Unlike U1 snRNP itself, the association of MUD2P with pre-mRNA is dependent on a proper yeast branchpoint sequence. Genetic experiments indicate that MUD2P affects U2 snRNP addition. Moreover, experiments in the two-hybrid system show that PRP11P, a recently identified component of U2 snRNP, can interact directly with MUD2P. The experiments identify a specific inter-snRNP protein-protein contact that occurs during spliceosome assembly and more generally support substantial functional similarity between U2AF65 and MUD2P.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Brandeis University, Department of Biology, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abovich
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosbash
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005804:Genes, Lethal; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D017413:Ribonucleoprotein, U2 Small Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D017381:Spliceosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D000072668:Splicing Factor U2AF; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus; D006389:Hemagglutinins, Viral; C089980:MUD2 protein, S cerevisiae; C068835:PRP11 protein, S cerevisiae; D012322:RNA Precursors; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D017412:Ribonucleoprotein, U1 Small Nuclear; D017413:Ribonucleoprotein, U2 Small Nuclear; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D000072668:Splicing Factor U2AF; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins