Rrp6p, the Yeast Homologue of the Human PM-Scl 100-kDa Autoantigen, Is Essential for Efficient 5.8 S rRNA 3â² End Formation
The eukaryotic 25 S, 18 S, and 5.8 S rRNAs are synthesized as a single transcript with two internal transcribed spacers (ITS1 and ITS2), which are removed by endo- and exoribonucleolytic steps to produce mature rRNA. Genetic selection for suppressors of a polyadenylation defect yielded two cold-sens...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of biological chemistry 1998-05, Vol.273 (21), p.13255 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The eukaryotic 25 S, 18 S, and 5.8 S rRNAs are synthesized as a single transcript with two internal transcribed spacers (ITS1
and ITS2), which are removed by endo- and exoribonucleolytic steps to produce mature rRNA. Genetic selection for suppressors
of a polyadenylation defect yielded two cold-sensitive alleles of a gene that we named RRP6 ( r ibosomal R NA p rocessing). Molecular cloning of RRP6 revealed its homology to a 100-kDa human, nucleolar PM-Scl autoantigen and to Escherichia coli RNase D, a 3â²â5â² exoribonuclease. Recessive mutations in rrp6 result in the accumulation of a novel 5.8 S rRNA processing intermediate, called 5.8 S*, which has normal 5â² ends, but retains
â¼30 nucleotides of ITS2. Pulse-chase analysis of 5.8 S rRNA processing in an rrp6- strain revealed a precursor-product relationship between 5.8 S* and 5.8 S rRNAs, suggesting that Rrp6p plays a role in the
removal of the last 30 nucleotides of ITS2 from 5.8 S precursors. A portion of 5.8 S* rRNA assembles into 60 S ribosomes which
form polyribosomes, suggesting that they function in protein synthesis. These findings indicate that Rrp6p plays a role in
5.8 S rRNA 3â² end formation, and they identify a functional intermediate in the rRNA processing pathway. |
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ISSN: | 0021-9258 1083-351X |
DOI: | 10.1074/jbc.273.21.13255 |