A novel function for the U2AF 65 splicing factor in promoting pre-mRNA 3′-end processing

AUTOR(ES)

Millevoi, Stefania

FONTE

Oxford University Press

RESUMO

Splicing and 3′-end processing (including cleavage and polyadenylation) of vertebrate pre-mRNAs are tightly coupled events that contribute to the extensive molecular network that coordinates gene expression. Sequences within the terminal intron of genes are essential to stimulate pre-mRNA 3′-end processing, although the factors mediating this effect are unknown. Here, we show that the pyrimidine tract of the last splice acceptor site of the human β-globin gene is necessary to stimulate mRNA 3′-end formation in vivo and binds the U2AF 65 splicing factor. Naturally occurring β-thalassaemia-causing mutations within the pyrimidine tract reduces both U2AF 65 binding and 3′-end cleavage efficiency. Significantly, a fusion protein containing U2AF 65, when tethered upstream of a cleavage/polyadenylation site, increases 3′-end cleavage efficiency in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, we propose that U2AF 65 promotes 3′-end processing, which contributes to 3′-terminal exon definition.

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