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Genes Dev. 2012 Nov 15;26(22):2461-7. doi: 10.1101/gad.207514.112.

Spliceosome activation: U4 is the path, stem I is the goal, and Prp8 is the keeper. Let's cheer for the ATPase Brr2!.

Genes & development

Klaus H Nielsen, Jonathan P Staley

Affiliations

  1. Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.

PMID: 23154979 PMCID: PMC3505815 DOI: 10.1101/gad.207514.112

Abstract

During pre-mRNA splicing, the spliceosome is activated for catalysis by unwinding base-paired U4/U6 small nuclear RNAs, a step that must be precisely timed. We know that unwinding requires the ATPase Brr2, but the mechanism and regulation of unwinding have been understood poorly. In the November 1, 2012, issue of Genes & Development, Hahn and colleagues (pp. 2408-2421) and Mozaffari-Jovin and colleagues (pp. 2422-2434) defined a pathway for U4/U6 unwinding. Moreover, Mozaffari-Jovin and colleagues suggested a mechanism for regulating Brr2.

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