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T1 - Molecular insights into the interaction of PYM with the Mago-Y14 core of the exon junction complex
AU - Bono, Fulvia
AU - Ebert, Judith
AU - Unterholzner, Leonie
AU - Güttler, Thomas
AU - Izaurralde, Elisa
AU - Conti, Elena
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - The exon junction complex (EJC) is deposited on mRNAs as a consequence of splicing and influences postsplicing mRNA metabolism. The Mago-Y14 heterodimer is a core component of the EJC. Recently, the protein PYM has been identified as an interacting partner of Mago-Y14. Here we show that PYM is a cytoplasmic RNA-binding protein that is excluded from the nucleus by Crm1. PYM interacts directly with Mago-Y14 by means of its N-terminal domain. The crystal structure of the Drosophila ternary complex at 1.9 A resolution reveals that PYM binds Mago and Y14 simultaneously, capping their heterodimerization interface at conserved surface residues. Formation of this ternary complex is also observed with the human proteins. Mago residues involved in the interaction with PYM have been implicated in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). Consistently, human PYM is active in NMD tethering assays. Together, these data suggest a role for PYM in NMD.
AB - The exon junction complex (EJC) is deposited on mRNAs as a consequence of splicing and influences postsplicing mRNA metabolism. The Mago-Y14 heterodimer is a core component of the EJC. Recently, the protein PYM has been identified as an interacting partner of Mago-Y14. Here we show that PYM is a cytoplasmic RNA-binding protein that is excluded from the nucleus by Crm1. PYM interacts directly with Mago-Y14 by means of its N-terminal domain. The crystal structure of the Drosophila ternary complex at 1.9 A resolution reveals that PYM binds Mago and Y14 simultaneously, capping their heterodimerization interface at conserved surface residues. Formation of this ternary complex is also observed with the human proteins. Mago residues involved in the interaction with PYM have been implicated in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). Consistently, human PYM is active in NMD tethering assays. Together, these data suggest a role for PYM in NMD.
KW - Amino Acid Sequence
KW - Animals
KW - Conserved Sequence
KW - Crystallography, X-Ray
KW - Cytosol
KW - Dimerization
KW - Drosophila Proteins
KW - Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
KW - HeLa Cells
KW - Humans
KW - Immunochemistry
KW - Molecular Sequence Data
KW - Nuclear Proteins
KW - Protein Binding
KW - Protein Interaction Mapping
KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary
KW - RNA Splicing
KW - RNA Stability
KW - RNA-Binding Proteins
KW - Sequence Alignment
U2 - 10.1038/sj.embor.7400091
DO - 10.1038/sj.embor.7400091
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 14968132
VL - 5
SP - 304
EP - 310
JO - EMBO Reports
JF - EMBO Reports
SN - 1469-221X
IS - 3
ER -