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Inactivation of the SMN complex by oxidative stress.


ABSTRACT: The SMN complex is essential for the biogenesis of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs), the major constituents of the spliceosome. Deficiency in functional SMN protein causes spinal muscular atrophy, a common motor neuron degenerative disease of severity commensurate with SMN levels and, correspondingly, snRNP assembly decreases. We developed a high-throughput screen for snRNP assembly modifiers and discovered that reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibit SMN-complex activity in a dose-dependent manner. ROS-generating compounds, e.g., the environmental toxins menadione and beta-lapachone (in vivo IC(50) = 0.45 muM) also cause intermolecular disulfide crosslinking of SMN. Both the oxidative inactivation and SMN crosslinking can be reversed by reductants. We identified two cysteines that form SMN-SMN disulfide crosslinks, defining specific contact points in oligomeric SMN. Thus, the SMN complex is a redox-sensitive assemblyosome and an ROS target, suggesting that it may play a role in oxidative stress pathophysiology, which is associated with many degenerative diseases.

SUBMITTER: Wan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2867055 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inactivation of the SMN complex by oxidative stress.

Wan Lili L   Ottinger Elizabeth E   Cho Sungchan S   Dreyfuss Gideon G  

Molecular cell 20080701 2


The SMN complex is essential for the biogenesis of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs), the major constituents of the spliceosome. Deficiency in functional SMN protein causes spinal muscular atrophy, a common motor neuron degenerative disease of severity commensurate with SMN levels and, correspondingly, snRNP assembly decreases. We developed a high-throughput screen for snRNP assembly modifiers and discovered that reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibit SMN-complex activity in a dose-depend  ...[more]

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