Structures of the fully assembledSaccharomyces cerevisiaespliceosome before activation
Bai, R., Wan, R., Yan, C., Lei, J., Shi, Y.(2018) Science 360: 1423-1429
- PubMed: 29794219 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aau0325
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5ZWM, 5ZWN, 5ZWO - PubMed Abstract: 
The precatalytic spliceosome (B complex) is preceded by the pre-B complex. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy structures of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae pre-B and B complexes at average resolutions of 3.3 to 4.6 and 3.9 angstroms, respectively. In the pre-B complex, the duplex between the 5' splice site (5'SS) and U1 small nuclear RNA (snRNA) is recognized by Yhc1, Luc7, and the Sm ring. In the B complex, U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein is dissociated, the 5'-exon-5'SS sequences are translocated near U6 snRNA, and three B-specific proteins may orient the precursor messenger RNA. In both complexes, U6 snRNA is anchored to loop I of U5 snRNA, and the duplex between the branch point sequence and U2 snRNA is recognized by the SF3b complex. Structural analysis reveals the mechanism of assembly and activation for the yeast spliceosome.
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, Schools of Life Sciences and Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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