A novel, essential trans-splicing protein connects the nematode SL1 snRNP to the CBC-ARS2 complex

Rotimi Yemi Fasimoye, Rosie Elizabeth Spencer, Eva Soto Martin, Peter Eijlers, Haitem Elmassoudi, Sarah Brivio, Carolina Mangana, Viktorija Sabele, Radoslava Rechtorikova, Marius Wenzel, Bernadette Connolly, Jonathan Pettitt* (Corresponding Author), Berndt Marino Müller* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Spliced leader trans-splicing is essential for gene expression in many eukaryotes. To elucidate the molecular mechanism of this process, we characterise the molecules associated with the Caenorhabditis elegans major spliced leader snRNP (SL1 snRNP), which donates the spliced leader that replaces the 5′ untranslated region of most pre-mRNAs. Using a GFP-tagged version of the SL1 snRNP protein SNA-1 created by CRISPR-mediated genome engineering, we immunoprecipitate and identify RNAs and protein components by RIP-Seq and mass spectrometry. This reveals the composition of the SL1 snRNP and identifies associations with spliceosome components PRP-8 and PRP-19. Significantly, we identify a novel, nematode-specific protein required for SL1 trans-splicing, which we designate SNA-3. SNA-3 is an essential, nuclear protein with three NADAR domains whose function is unknown. Mutation of key residues in NADAR domains inactivates the protein, indicating that domain function is required for activity. SNA-3 interacts with the CBC-ARS2 complex and other factors involved in RNA metabolism, including SUT-1 protein, through RNA or protein-mediated contacts revealed by yeast two-hybrid assays, localisation studies and immunoprecipitations. Our data are compatible with a role for SNA-3 in coordinating trans-splicing with target pre-mRNA transcription or in the processing of the Y-branch product of the trans-splicing reaction.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7591-7607
Number of pages17
JournalNucleic Acids Research
Volume50
Issue number13
Early online date23 Jun 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Jul 2022

Bibliographical note

Open Access via the OUP Agreement
Some strains were provided by the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, which is funded by NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (P40 OD010440). Sequencing was performed by the Centre for Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine of the University of Aberdeen, and proteomics analysis by the University of Aberdeen Proteomics facility. We thank WormBase for providing the community resource that facilitated the interrogation of C. elegans molecular genetics used in this work.

FUNDING
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/T002859/1]; EASTBIO Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council PhD Studentship [BB/M010996/1 to R.E.B.S.]; University of Aberdeen Elphinstone PhD studentship (to R.Y.F.); University of Aberdeen. Funding for open access charge: Read and publish Agreement Scottish Institutions (SHEDL affiliated).

Data Availability Statement

RIP-Seq data have been deposited in the ArrayExpress database at EMBL-EBI (www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress) (57) under accession number E-MTAB-10289 (see also Supplemental File 2).

The mass spectrometry proteomics data have been deposited to the ProteomeXchange Consortium via the PRIDE (58) partner repository with the dataset identifier PXD024763 (see also Supplemental File 3).

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