A unified activation mechanism for mRNA 3’ end processing and splicing mediated by SR superfamily proteins
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ABSTRACT: Alternative mRNA processing is a critical mechanism for proteome expansion and gene regulation in higher eukaryotes. The SR family proteins play important roles in splicing regulation. Intriguingly, mammalian genomes encode many poorly characterized SR-like proteins, including subunits of the mRNA 3’ processing factor CFIm, CFIm68 and CFIm59. Here we demonstrate that CFIm functions as an enhancer-dependent activator of mRNA 3’ processing. CFIm regulates global alternative polyadenylation (APA) by specifically binding and activating enhancer-containing poly(A) sites (PAS). Importantly, the CFIm activator functions are mediated by the arginine-serine repeat (RS) domains of CFIm68/59, which bind specifically to an RS-like region in the CPSF subunit Fip1, and this interaction is modulated by phosphorylation. The remarkable functional similarities between CFIm and SR proteins suggest that interactions between RS-like regions in regulatory and core factors may provide a common activation mechanism for mRNA 3’ processing, splicing, and potentially other steps in RNA metabolism.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE101871 | GEO | 2017/11/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA395735
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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