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Analysis of RNA Processing Reactions Using Cell Free Systems: 3' End Cleavage of Pre-mRNA Substrates in vitro
Published on: May 3, 2014
RNase III cleaves eukaryotic preribosomal RNA at a U3 snoRNP-dependent site
Abstract:
A yeast gene homologous to bacterial RNase III (RNT1) encodes a double-strand-specific endoribonuclease essential for ribosome synthesis. Two rRNA processing events are blocked in cells temperature sensitive for RNT1: cleavage at the snoRNA-dependent AO site in the 5' ETS and cleavage in the 3' ETS. Recombinant RNT1 protein accurately cleaves a synthetic 5' ETS RNA at AO site in vitro, in the absence of snoRNA or other factors. A synthetic 3' ETS substrate is specifically cleaved at a site 21 nt downstream of the 3' end 28S rRNA. These observations show that a protein endonuclease collaborates with snoRNAs in eukaryotic rRNA processing and exclude a catalytic role for snoRNAs at certain pre-rRNA cleavage.
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