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psiCLIP reveals dynamic RNA binding by DEAH-box helicases before and after exon ligation

Strittmatter, LM; Capitanchik, C; Newman, AJ; Hallegger, M; Norman, CM; Fica, SM; Oubridge, C; ... Nagai, K; + view all (2021) psiCLIP reveals dynamic RNA binding by DEAH-box helicases before and after exon ligation. Nature Communications , 12 , Article 1488. 10.1038/s41467-021-21745-9. Green open access

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Abstract

RNA helicases remodel the spliceosome to enable pre-mRNA splicing, but their binding and mechanism of action remain poorly understood. To define helicase-RNA contacts in specific spliceosomal states, we develop purified spliceosome iCLIP (psiCLIP), which reveals dynamic helicase-RNA contacts during splicing catalysis. The helicase Prp16 binds along the entire available single-stranded RNA region between the branchpoint and 3′-splice site, while Prp22 binds diffusely downstream of the branchpoint before exon ligation, but then switches to more narrow binding in the downstream exon after exon ligation, arguing against a mechanism of processive translocation. Depletion of the exon-ligation factor Prp18 destabilizes Prp22 binding to the pre-mRNA, suggesting that proofreading by Prp22 may sense the stability of the spliceosome during exon ligation. Thus, psiCLIP complements structural studies by providing key insights into the binding and proofreading activity of spliceosomal RNA helicases.

Type: Article
Title: psiCLIP reveals dynamic RNA binding by DEAH-box helicases before and after exon ligation
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21745-9
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21745-9
Language: English
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Keywords: Cryoelectron microscopy, High-throughput screening, RNA, RNA splicing
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10123687
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