Structure of the core ASAP complexStructure of the core ASAP complex

Structural highlights

4a8x is a 3 chain structure with sequence from Drosophila melanogaster, Homo sapiens and Mus musculus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum

Publication Abstract from PubMed

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-A 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.

The structure of the ASAP core complex reveals the existence of a Pinin-containing PSAP complex.,Murachelli AG, Ebert J, Basquin C, Le Hir H, Conti E Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2012 Mar 4;19(4):378-86. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2242. PMID:22388736[1]

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

See Also

References

  1. Murachelli AG, Ebert J, Basquin C, Le Hir H, Conti E. The structure of the ASAP core complex reveals the existence of a Pinin-containing PSAP complex. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2012 Mar 4;19(4):378-86. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2242. PMID:22388736 doi:10.1038/nsmb.2242

4a8x, resolution 1.90Å

Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate

Proteopedia Page Contributors and Editors (what is this?)Proteopedia Page Contributors and Editors (what is this?)

OCA