Both conserved signals on mammalian histone pre-mRNAs associate with small nuclear ribonucleoproteins during 3' end formation in vitro.

AUTOR(ES)

Mowry, K L

RESUMO

Pre-mRNA substrates containing sequences from human and mouse histone genes are accurately processed in a HeLa cell nuclear extract to generate mature 3' termini. When in vitro processing reactions containing either human histone H3 or mouse histone H3 transcripts are treated with RNase T1 and probed with antibodies specific for the Sm protein determinants or for the trimethylguanosine cap structure unique to the U RNAs present in small nuclear ribonucleoproteins, RNA fragments that encompass the site of 3' end formation on the pre-mRNA transcript are selectively recovered. Several different interactions are detected: at time zero, the protected region contains the upstream conserved hairpin loop structure; at later times during the reaction, protection extends beyond the site of 3' end formation to include the downstream conserved sequence element and the 5' cap of the transcript is bound as well. Possible interactions between Sm small nuclear ribonucleoproteins and these conserved sequence elements in histone pre-mRNAs are discussed.

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