| Literature DB >> 2478298 |
B J Blencowe1, B S Sproat, U Ryder, S Barabino, A I Lamond.
Abstract
We have used antisense 2'-OMe RNA oligonucleotides carrying four 5'-terminal biotin residues to probe the structure and function of the human U4/U6 snRNP. Nine oligonucleotides, complementary to multiple regions of U4 and U6 snRNAs, bound stably and specifically to U4/U6 snRNP. This allowed for efficient and selective removal of U4/U6 from HeLa cell nuclear extracts. Binding of oligonucleotides to certain snRNA domains inhibited splicing and affected the U4-U6 interaction. Pre-mRNA and splicing products could also be affinity-selected through binding of the oligonucleotides to U4/U6 snRNPs in splicing complexes. The results suggest that U4 snRNP is not released during spliceosome assembly.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2478298 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(89)90036-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582