RNA helicase aquarius

Definition:

Involved in pre-mRNA splicing as component of the spliceosome. Intron-binding spliceosomal protein required to link pre-mRNA splicing and snoRNP (small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein) biogenesis. Plays a key role in position-dependent assembly of intron-encoded box C/D small snoRNP, splicing being required for snoRNP assembly. May act by helping the folding of the snoRNA sequence. Binds to intron of pre-mRNAs in a sequence-independent manner, contacting the region between snoRNA and the branchpoint of introns (40 nucleotides upstream of the branchpoint) during the late stages of splicing. Has ATP-dependent RNA helicase activity and can unwind double-stranded RNA molecules with a 3' overhang (in vitro).

References:

[1]. Xiaofeng Zhang, et al. An Atomic Structure of the Human Spliceosome. Cell. 2017 May 18;169(5):918-929.e14. [Content Brief]

[2]. Karl Bertram, et al. Cryo-EM structure of a human spliceosome activated for step 2 of splicing. Nature. 2017 Feb 16;542(7641):318-323. [Content Brief]

[3]. Melissa S Jurica, et al. Purification and characterization of native spliceosomes suitable for three-dimensional structural analysis. RNA. 2002 Apr;8(4):426-39. [Content Brief]

[4]. Inessa De, et al. The RNA helicase Aquarius exhibits structural adaptations mediating its recruitment to spliceosomes. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2015 Feb;22(2):138-44. [Content Brief]

[5]. Tetsuro Hirose, et al. A spliceosomal intron binding protein, IBP160, links position-dependent assembly of intron-encoded box C/D snoRNP to pre-mRNA splicing. Mol Cell. 2006 Sep 1;23(5):673-84. [Content Brief]

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