Three protein factors (SF1, SF3 and U2AF) function in pre-splicing complex formation in addition to snRNPs
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Three protein factors (SF1, SF3 and U2AF) function in pre-splicing complex formation in addition to snRNPs
Abstract
The splicing of nuclear messenger RNA precursors can be reproduced in vitro with fractions obtained after chromatography of HeLa cell nuclear extracts. Here we report the chromatographic separation of three protein factors: SF1, SF3 and U2AF. All factors function early in the splicing reaction, in the assembly of a pre-splicing complex. Likewise, all factors are essential for the production of spliced RNA. In addition to their distinct chromatographic properties, the splicing factors can be distinguished by their sensitivities to heat and N-ethylmaleimide. All activities can be detected in a cytoplasmic A-100 fraction from HeLa cells. The fact that SF1, SF3 and U2AF are essential factors in pre-splicing complex formation raises the possibility that SF1 and/or SF3 participate in the interaction of U2 snRNP with the branch point in addition to U2AF.
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