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Nucleic Acids Research, 1991, Vol. 19, No. 14 3953-3958
© 1991

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Alterations of RNase H sensitivity of the 3' splice site region during the in vitro splicing reaction

Hitoshi Sawa and Yoshiro Shimura*

Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University Kyoto 606, Japan

* To whom correspondence should be addressed

Received March 27, 1991. Revised June 18, 1991. Accepted June 18, 1991.

We have developed a splicing assay system with an immobilized pre-mRNA to study the mechanism of the splicing reaction after spliceosome assembly. Using this system, we have found that the second step of the splicing reaction could be dissected into two stages. After the 5' splice site reaction, at least two factors interact with the pre-formed spliceosome containing intermediate molecules in an ATP-independent manner to convert the spliceosome into a form competent for the 3' splice site reaction. Then, the 3' splice site reaction occurs on this spliceosome, if ATP is supplied to the reaction mixture. We have also investigated the dynamic state of the 3' splice site region in the spliceosomes during the splicing reaction by probing with RNase H sensitivity. Prior to the 5' splice site reaction, the 3' splice site region was protected from RNase H attack. The region became sensitive immediately after the 5' splice site reaction, and subsequently became resistant again as the spliceosome competent for the 3' splice site reaction was formed. These results suggest that the interaction of the 3' splice site region with some spliceosome components changes significantly during the splicing reaction.


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