U7 small nuclear RNA

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U7 small nuclear RNA
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Identifiers
SymbolU7
Rfam RF00066
Other data
RNA type Gene; snRNA
Domain(s) Eukaryota
SO SO:0000274
PDB structures PDBe

The U7 small nuclear RNA (U7 snRNA) is an RNA molecule and a component of the small nuclear ribonucleoprotein complex (U7 snRNP). The U7 snRNA is required for histone pre-mRNA processing.

Contents

The 5' end of the U7 snRNA binds the HDE (histone downstream element), a conserved purine-rich region, located 15 nucleotides downstream the histone mRNA cleavage site. [1] [2] The binding of the HDE region by the U7 snRNA, through complementary base-pairing, is an important step for the future recruitment of cleavage factors during histone pre-mRNA processing. [3]

See also

Related Research Articles

snRNPs, or small nuclear ribonucleoproteins, are RNA-protein complexes that combine with unmodified pre-mRNA and various other proteins to form a spliceosome, a large RNA-protein molecular complex upon which splicing of pre-mRNA occurs. The action of snRNPs is essential to the removal of introns from pre-mRNA, a critical aspect of post-transcriptional modification of RNA, occurring only in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. Additionally, U7 snRNP is not involved in splicing at all, as U7 snRNP is responsible for processing the 3′ stem-loop of histone pre-mRNA.

Small nuclear RNA (snRNA) is a class of small RNA molecules that are found within the splicing speckles and Cajal bodies of the cell nucleus in eukaryotic cells. The length of an average snRNA is approximately 150 nucleotides. They are transcribed by either RNA polymerase II or RNA polymerase III. Their primary function is in the processing of pre-messenger RNA (hnRNA) in the nucleus. They have also been shown to aid in the regulation of transcription factors or RNA polymerase II, and maintaining the telomeres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LSm</span> Family of RNA-binding proteins

In molecular biology, LSm proteins are a family of RNA-binding proteins found in virtually every cellular organism. LSm is a contraction of 'like Sm', because the first identified members of the LSm protein family were the Sm proteins. LSm proteins are defined by a characteristic three-dimensional structure and their assembly into rings of six or seven individual LSm protein molecules, and play a large number of various roles in mRNA processing and regulation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Histone 3′ UTR stem-loop</span>

The histone 3′ UTR stem-loop is an RNA element involved in nucleocytoplasmic transport of the histone mRNAs, and in the regulation of stability and of translation efficiency in the cytoplasm. The mRNAs of metazoan histone genes lack polyadenylation and a poly-A tail, instead 3′ end processing occurs at a site between this highly conserved stem-loop and a purine rich region around 20 nucleotides downstream. The stem-loop is bound by a 31 kDa stem-loop binding protein. Together with U7 snRNA binding of the HDE, SLBP binding nucleates the formation of the processing complex.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U4 spliceosomal RNA</span> Non-coding RNA component of the spliceosome

The U4 small nuclear Ribo-Nucleic Acid is a non-coding RNA component of the major or U2-dependent spliceosome – a eukaryotic molecular machine involved in the splicing of pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA). It forms a duplex with U6, and with each splicing round, it is displaced from the U6 snRNA in an ATP-dependent manner, allowing U6 to re-fold and create the active site for splicing catalysis. A recycling process involving protein Brr2 releases U4 from U6, while protein Prp24 re-anneals U4 and U6. The crystal structure of a 5′ stem-loop of U4 in complex with a binding protein has been solved.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HNRPU</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HNRNPU gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HNRPD</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D0 (HNRNPD) also known as AU-rich element RNA-binding protein 1 (AUF1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HNRNPD gene. Alternative splicing of this gene results in four transcript variants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HNRNPC</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins C1/C2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HNRNPC gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SNRPB</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein-associated proteins B and B' is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SNRPB gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">U2 small nuclear RNA auxiliary factor 1</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Splicing factor U2AF 35 kDa subunit is a protein that in humans is encoded by the U2AF1 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SLBP</span> Protein-coding gene in humans

Histone RNA hairpin-binding protein or stem-loop binding protein (SLBP) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLBP gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HNRNPL</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HNRNPL gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SF3B3</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Splicing factor 3B subunit 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SF3B3 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PRPF6</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Pre-mRNA-processing factor 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRPF6 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SNRPB2</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SNRPB2 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SNRPG</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein G is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SNRPG gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PRPF4</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein Prp4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRPF4 gene. The removal of introns from nuclear pre-mRNAs occurs on complexes called spliceosomes, which are made up of 4 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) particles and an undefined number of transiently associated splicing factors. PRPF4 is 1 of several proteins that associate with U4 and U6 snRNPs.[supplied by OMIM]

<span class="mw-page-title-main">LSM10</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

U7 snRNA-associated Sm-like protein LSm10 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LSM10 gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HNRPDL</span> Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D-like, also known as HNRPDL, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the HNRPDL gene.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ZNF473</span> Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Zinc finger protein 473 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ZNF473 gene.

References

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Further reading

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