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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2012

The structure of the ASAP core complex reveals the existence of a Pinin-containing PSAP complex.

Andrea Giovanni Murachelli, Judith Ebert, Claire Basquin, Hervé Le Hir, Elena Conti

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrea Giovanni MurachelliMax Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Structural Cell Biology, Martinsried, Germany.
Judith Ebert
Claire Basquin
Hervé Le Hir
Elena Conti
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry · DEMax Planck Society · DEInstitut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ASAP complex interacts with the exon-junction complex (EJC), a messenger ribonucleoprotein complex involved in post-transcriptional regulation. The three ASAP subunits (Acinus, RNPS1 and SAP18) have been individually implicated in transcriptional regulation, pre-mRNA splicing and mRNA quality control. To shed light on the basis for and consequences of ASAP's interaction with the EJC, we have determined the 1.9-Å resolution structure of a eukaryotic ASAP core complex. The RNA-recognition motif of RNPS1 binds to a conserved motif of Acinus with a recognition mode similar to that observed in splicing U2AF proteins. The Acinus-RNPS1 platform recruits the ubiquitin-like domain of SAP18, forming a ternary complex that has both RNA- and protein-binding properties. Unexpectedly, our structural analysis identified an Acinus-like motif in Pinin, another EJC-associated splicing factor. We show that Pinin physically interacts with RNPS1 and SAP18, forming an alternative ternary complex, PSAP.

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Amino Acid MotifsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCell Adhesion MoleculesCell LineCo-Repressor ProteinsCrystallography, X-RayDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsHistone DeacetylasesHumansMiceMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsACIN1 protein, humanAcn protein, DrosophilaCarrier ProteinsCell Adhesion MoleculesCo-Repressor ProteinsDrosophila ProteinsHistone DeacetylasesMAP9 protein, humanMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPNN protein, humanPSAP protein, humanRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNPS1 protein, humanSAP18 protein, humanSap18 protein, mouseSaposinsTranscription Factors

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