SR PROTEINS - A CONSERVED FAMILY OF PRE-MESSENGER-RNA SPLICING FACTORS

被引：686
作者：
ZAHLER, AM
LANE, WS
STOLK, JA
ROTH, MB
机构：
[1] HARVARD UNIV, FAC MICROCHEM, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
[2] FRED HUTCHINSON CANC RES CTR, DIV BASIC SCI, SEATTLE, WA 98104 USA
来源：
GENES & DEVELOPMENT | 1992年 / 6卷 / 05期
关键词：
SR PROTEINS; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; RNA SPLICING; SPLICING FACTORS;
D O I：
10.1101/gad.6.5.837
中图分类号：
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号：
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要：
We demonstrate that four different proteins from calf thymus are able to restore splicing in the same splicing-deficient extract using several different pre-mRNA substrates. These proteins are members of a conserved family of proteins recognized by a monoclonal antibody that binds to active sites of RNA polymerase II transcription. We purified this family of nuclear phosphoproteins to apparent homogeneity by two salt precipitations. The family, called SR proteins for their serine- and arginine-rich carboxy-terminal domains, consists of at least five different proteins with molecular masses of 20, 30, 40, 55, and 75 kD. Microsequencing revealed that they are related but not identical. In four of the family members a repeated protein sequence that encompasses an RNA recognition motif was observed. We discuss the potential role of this highly conserved, functionally related set of proteins in pre-mRNA splicing.
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页码：837 / 847
页数：11
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