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ArticleNature structural & molecular biology2025

Structural basis for the synergistic assembly of the snRNA export complex.

Etienne Dubiez, William Garland, Maja Finderup Brask, Elisabetta Boeri Erba, Torben Heick Jensen, Jan Kadlec, Stephen Cusack

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Article in Nature structural & molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Assembly mechanism of the snRNA nuclear export complex.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Etienne DubiezUniversité Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, Grenoble, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4760-6435
William GarlandDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5167-8004
Maja Finderup BraskDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Elisabetta Boeri ErbaUniversité Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, Grenoble, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5910-4707
Torben Heick JensenDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-1239
Jan KadlecUniversité Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, IBS, Grenoble, France. jan.kadlec@ibs.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4853-6918
Stephen CusackEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble, France. cusack@embl.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9324-0796

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nuclear cap-binding complex (CBC) and its partner Arsenite-Resistance Protein 2 (ARS2) regulate the fate of RNA polymerase II transcripts via mutually exclusive interactions with RNA effectors. One such effector is PHAX, which mediates the nuclear export of U-rich small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs). Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the human snRNA export complex comprising phosphorylated PHAX, CBC, CRM1-RanGTP and capped RNA. The central region of PHAX bridges CBC to the export factor CRM1-RanGTP, while also reinforcing cap dinucleotide binding. Additionally, PHAX interacts with a distant region of CRM1, facilitating contacts of the essential phosphorylated region of PHAX with the prominent basic surface of RanGTP. CBC engagement within the snRNA export complex is incompatible with its binding to other RNA effectors such as ALYREF or NCBP3. We demonstrate that snRNA export complex formation requires synergistic binding of all its components, which in turn displaces ARS2 from CBC and commits the complex for export.

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Nuclear Cap-Binding Protein ComplexRNA, Small NuclearActive Transport, Cell NucleusCryoelectron MicroscopyExportin 1 ProteinHumansKaryopherinsModels, MolecularNuclear ProteinsNucleocytoplasmic Transport ProteinsPhosphoproteinsPhosphorylationProtein Bindingran GTP-Binding ProteinReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRNA-Binding ProteinsExportin 1 ProteinKaryopherinsNuclear Cap-Binding Protein ComplexNuclear ProteinsNucleocytoplasmic Transport ProteinsPHAX protein, humanPhosphoproteinsran GTP-Binding ProteinReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, Small Nuclear

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PMID40610714
PMCPMC12350170

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