BmHrp28 is a RNA-binding protein that binds to the female-specific exon 4 of Bombyx mori dsx pre-mRNA.
The Bombyx mori sex determination gene Bmdsx is alternatively spliced in the male and female to produce the male- and female-specific proteins. In an effort to better understand the mechanism of the alternative splicing regulation of Bmdsx, we conducted a gel-shift assay followed by LC-MS/MS analysis to identify the putative proteins bound to the cis-element CE1+6 in the exon 4 of Bmdsx. A protein named as BmHrp28 which is homologous to the Drosophila Hrp48, a member of the hnRNPA/B family, was identified and expressed in Escherichia coli for testing RNA-protein binding in vitro. All of the results showed that BmHrp28 specifically bound to the CE1+6 RNA probe. BmHrp28 has two RNA recognition motifs at the N-terminal and a glycine-rich motif at the C-terminal. It might be one of the factors involved in the male-specific splicing of Bmdsx.
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The Key Sericultural Laboratory of Agricultural Ministry, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, China.
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D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000235:genetics*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D012831:Bombyx / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D024202:Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005260:Female; D034441:Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000378:metabolism*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019849:Sex Determination Processes
C442431:Bmdsx protein, Bombyx mori; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D034441:Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D012322:RNA Precursors