Summary information and primary citation

PDB-id
6j6g; SNAP-derived features in text and JSON formats; DNAproDB
Class
splicing
Method
cryo-EM (3.2 Å)
Summary
cryo-EM structure of the yeast b*-a2 complex at an average resolution of 3.2 angstrom
Reference
Wan R, Bai R, Yan C, Lei J, Shi Y (2019): "Structures of the Catalytically Activated Yeast Spliceosome Reveal the Mechanism of Branching." Cell, 177, 339-351.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.006.
Abstract
Pre-mRNA splicing is executed by the spliceosome. Structural characterization of the catalytically activated complex (B) is pivotal for understanding the branching reaction. In this study, we assembled the B complexes on two different pre-mRNAs from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and determined the cryo-EM structures of four distinct B complexes at overall resolutions of 2.9-3.8 Å. The duplex between U2 small nuclear RNA (snRNA) and the branch point sequence (BPS) is discretely away from the 5'-splice site (5'SS) in the three B complexes that are devoid of the step I splicing factors Yju2 and Cwc25. Recruitment of Yju2 into the active site brings the U2/BPS duplex into the vicinity of 5'SS, with the BPS nucleophile positioned 4 Å away from the catalytic metal M2. This analysis reveals the functional mechanism of Yju2 and Cwc25 in branching. These structures on different pre-mRNAs reveal substrate-specific conformations of the spliceosome in a major functional state.

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