U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snRNP) auxiliary factor of 65 kDa, U2AF65, can promote U1 snRNP recruitment to 5′ splice sites
- 15 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 372 (1) , 235-240
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj20021202
Abstract
The splicing factor U2AF65, U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snRNP) auxillary factor of 65 kDa, binds to pyrimidine-rich sequences at 3′ splice sites to recruit U2 snRNP to pre-mRNAs. We report that U2AF65 can also promote the recruitment of U1 snRNP to weak 5′ splice sites that are followed by uridine-rich sequences. The arginine- and serine-rich domain of U2AF65 is critical for U1 recruitment, and we discuss the role of its RNA–RNA annealing activity in this novel function of U2AF65.Keywords
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