SGD Paper 
Clery A, et al. (2007) Analysis of sequence and structural features that identify the b/c motif of u3 small nucleolar RNA as the recognition site for the snu13p-rrp9p protein pair. Mol Cell Biol 27(4):1191-206
Abstract: Eukaryal Snu13p/15.5K protein binds K-turn motifs, in U4 snRNA and snoRNAs. Two Snu13p/15.5K molecules bind the nucleolar U3 snoRNA required for the early steps of pre-ribosomal processing. Binding of one molecule on the C'/D motif allows association of proteins Nop1p, Nop56p and Nop58p, whereas binding of the second molecule on the B/C motif allows Rrp9p recruitment. To understand how the Snu13p-Rrp9p pair recognizes the B/C motif, we first improved the identification of RNA determinants required for Snu13p binding by SELEX experiments. This demonstrated the importance of an U.U pair stacked on the sheared pairs and revealed a direct link between Snu13p affinity and the stability of helices I and II. Sequence and structure requirements for efficient association of Rrp9p on the B/C motif were studied in yeast cells by expression of variant U3 snoRNAs and immunoselection assays. A G-C pair in stem II, a G residue at position 1 in the bulge and a short stem I were found to be required. The data identify the in vivo function of most of the conserved residues of the U3 snoRNA B/C motif. They bring important information to understand how different K-turn motifs can recruit different sets of proteins after Snu13p association.
| Status: Published | Type: Journal Article | PubMed ID: 17145781 |
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