title: Interactome for auxiliary splicing factor U2AF(65) suggests diverse roles.
abstract: U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein auxiliary factor (U2AF) is an essential component of the splicing machinery that is composed of two protein subunits, the 35 kDa U2AF(35) (U2AF1) and the 65 kDa U2AF(65) (U2AF2). U2AF interacts with various splicing factors within this machinery. Here we expand the list of mammalian splicing factors that are known to interact with U2AF(65) as well as the list of nuclear proteins not known to participate in splicing that interact with U2AF(65). Using a yeast two-hybrid system, we found fourteen U2AF(65)-interacting proteins. The validity of the screen was confirmed by identification of five known U2AF(65)-interacting proteins, including its heterodimeric partner, U2AF(35). In addition to binding these known partners, we found previously unrecognized U2AF(65) interactions with four splicing-related proteins (DDX39, SFRS3, SFRS18, SNRPA), two zinc finger proteins (ZFP809 and ZC3H11A), a U2AF(65) homolog (RBM39), and two other regulatory proteins (DAXX and SERBP1). We report which regions of U2AF(65) each of these proteins interacts with and we discuss their potential roles in regulation of pre-mRNA splicing, 3'-end mRNA processing, and U2AF(65) sub-nuclear localization. These findings suggest expanded roles for U2AF(65) in both splicing and non-splicing functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, Molecular Biosciences, 960 Technology Blvd., Bozeman, MT 59718, USA.
authors.forename: Justin R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Prigge
authors.forename: Sonya V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Iverson
authors.forename: Ashley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Siders
authors.forename: Edward E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011485:Protein Binding; D025941:Protein Interaction Mapping; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000378:metabolism; D012326:RNA Splicing; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000072668:Splicing Factor U2AF; D020798:Two-Hybrid System Techniques
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012322:RNA Precursors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; D000072668:Splicing Factor U2AF; C000607495:Zrsr1 protein, mouse