title: Human RNPS1 and its associated factors: a versatile alternative pre-mRNA splicing regulator in vivo.
abstract: Human RNPS1 was originally purified and characterized as a pre-mRNA splicing activator, and its role in the postsplicing process has also been proposed recently. To search for factors that functionally interact with RNPS1, we performed a yeast two-hybrid screen with a human cDNA library. Four factors were identified: p54 (also called SRp54; a member of the SR protein family), human transformer 2 beta (hTra2 beta; an exonic splicing enhancer-binding protein), hLucA (a potential component of U1 snRNP), and pinin (also called DRS and MemA; a protein localized in nuclear speckles). The N-terminal region containing the serine-rich (S) domain, the central RNA recognition motif (RRM), and the C-terminal arginine/serine/proline-rich (RS/P) domain of RNPS1 interact with p54, pinin, and hTra2 beta, respectively. Protein-protein binding between RNPS1 and these factors was verified in vitro and in vivo. Overexpression of RNPS1 in HeLa cells induced exon skipping in a model beta-globin pre-mRNA and a human tra-2 beta pre-mRNA. Coexpression of RNPS1 with p54 cooperatively stimulated exon inclusion in an ATP synthase gamma-subunit pre-mRNA. The RS/P domain and RRM are necessary for the exon-skipping activity, whereas the S domain is important for the cooperative effect with p54. RNPS1 appears to be a versatile factor that regulates alternative splicing of a variety of pre-mRNAs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136-1019, USA.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sakashita
authors.forename: Sawako
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Akila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayeda
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000502:physiology; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000378:metabolism; D022003:Cell Nucleus Structures / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000378:metabolism*; D012326:RNA Splicing / Q000502:physiology*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000068103:Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C102646:PNN protein, human; D012322:RNA Precursors; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; C084538:RNPS1 protein, human; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; C101745:Sfrs11 protein; C097083:TRA2B protein, human; D000068103:Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors