title: ZNF265--a novel spliceosomal protein able to induce alternative splicing.
abstract: The formation of the active spliceosome, its recruitment to active areas of transcription, and its role in pre-mRNA splicing depends on the association of a number of multifunctional serine/arginine-rich (SR) proteins. ZNF265 is an arginine/serine-rich (RS) domain containing zinc finger protein with conserved pre-mRNA splicing protein motifs. Here we show that ZNF265 immunoprecipitates from splicing extracts in association with mRNA, and that it is able to alter splicing patterns of Tra2-beta1 transcripts in a dose-dependent manner in HEK 293 cells. Yeast two-hybrid analysis and immunoprecipitation indicated interaction of ZNF265 with the essential splicing factor proteins U1-70K and U2AF(35). Confocal microscopy demonstrated colocalization of ZNF265 with the motor neuron gene product SMN, the snRNP protein U1-70K, the SR protein SC35, and with the transcriptosomal components p300 and YY1. Transfection of HT-1080 cells with ZNF265-EGFP fusion constructs showed that nuclear localization of ZNF265 required the RS domain. Alignment with other RS domain-containing proteins revealed a high degree of SR dipeptide conservation. These data show that ZNF265 functions as a novel component of the mRNA processing machinery.
authors.affiliation: The University of Sydney, Basic & Clinical Genomics Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Institute for Biomedical Research, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van der Weyden
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stamm
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rasko
mesh_terms: D021581:Active Transport, Cell Nucleus; D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001120:Arginine / Q000737:chemistry; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012694:Serine / Q000737:chemistry; D017381:Spliceosomes / Q000502:physiology*; D014162:Transfection; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; C486373:ZRANB2 protein, human; D012694:Serine; D001120:Arginine