Prp43: An RNA helicase-like factor involved in spliceosome disassembly.
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes PRP2, PRP16, and PRP22 encode pre-mRNA splicing factors that belong to the highly conserved "DEAH" family of putative RNA helicases. We previously identified two additional members of this family, JA1 and JA2. To investigate its biological function, we cloned the JA1 gene and generated alleles carrying mutations identical to those found in highly conserved regions of other members of the DEAH family. A ja1 allele carrying a mutation identical to that in the temperature-sensitive (ts) prp22-1 gene conferred ts phenotype when integrated into the genome of a wild-type strain by gene replacement. Northern analysis of RNA obtained from the ts strain shifted to a nonpermissive temperature revealed accumulation of unspliced pre-mRNAs and excised intron lariats. Furthermore, analysis of splicing complexes showed that intron lariats accumulated in spliceosomes. The results presented indicate that JA1 encodes a pre-mRNA processing factor (Prp) involved in disassembly of spliceosomes after the release of mature mRNA. We have therefore renamed this gene PRP43.
Arenas
J E
JE
Division of Biology, 147-75, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. jarenas@scriptgen.com
Abelson
J N
JN
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D007438:Introns; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016296:Mutagenesis; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010641:Phenotype; D020365:RNA Helicases; D012316:RNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D012326:RNA Splicing; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D017381:Spliceosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
D005656:Fungal Proteins; D012322:RNA Precursors; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D012316:RNA Nucleotidyltransferases; C109034:PRP43 protein, S cerevisiae; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases; D020365:RNA Helicases