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. 1990 Feb 11;18(3):449–457. doi: 10.1093/nar/18.3.449

Structure-probing of U1 snRNPs gradually depleted of the U1-specific proteins A, C and 70k. Evidence that A interacts differentially with developmentally regulated mouse U1 snRNA variants.

M Bach 1, A Krol 1, R Lührmann 1
PMCID: PMC333447  PMID: 2137909

Abstract

The interaction of the U1-specific proteins 70k, A and C with U1 snRNP was studied by depleting gradually U1 snRNPs of the U1-specific proteins by Mono-Q chromatography at elevated temperatures (20-37 degrees C). U1 snRNP species were obtained which were selectively depleted of either protein C, A, C and A, or of all three U1-specific proteins C, A and 70k while retaining the common proteins B' to G. These various types of U1 snRNP particles were used to study the differential accessibility of defined regions of U1 RNA towards nucleases V1 and S1 dependent on the U1 snRNP protein composition. The data indicate that in the U1 snRNP protein 70k interacts with stem/loop A and protein A with stem/loop B of U1 RNA. The presence or absence of protein C did not affect the nuclease digestion patterns of U1 RNA. Our results suggest further that the binding of protein A to the U1 snRNP particle should be independent of proteins 70k and C. Mouse cells contain two U1 RNA species, U1a and U1b, which differ in the structure of stem/loop B, with U1a exhibiting the same stem/loop B sequence as U1 RNA from HeLa cells. When we used Mono Q chromatography to investigate possible structural differences in the two types of U1 snRNPs, we observed that protein A was always preferentially lost from U1b snRNP as compared to U1a snRNPs. This indicates that one consequence of the structural difference between U1a and U1b is a lowering of the strength of binding of protein A to U1b snRNP. The possible functional significance of this finding is discussed with respect to the fact that U1b RNA is preferentially expressed in embryonal cells.

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