Interaction of 7SK with the Smn complex modulates snRNP production
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- Interaction of 7SK with the Smn complex modulates snRNP production
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Gene expression requires tight coordination of the molecular machineries that mediate transcription and splicing. While the interplay between transcription kinetics and spliceosome fidelity has been investigated before, less is known about mechanisms regulating the assembly of the spliceosomal machinery in response to transcription changes. Here, we report an association of the Smn complex, which mediates spliceosomal snRNP biogenesis, with the 7SK complex involved in transcriptional regulation. We found that Smn interacts with the 7SK core components Larp7 and Mepce and specifically associates with 7SK subcomplexes containing hnRNP R. The association between Smn and 7SK complexes is enhanced upon transcriptional inhibition leading to reduced production of snRNPs. Taken together, our findings reveal a functional association of Smn and 7SK complexes that is governed by global changes in transcription. Thus, in addition to its canonical nuclear role in transcriptional regulation, 7SK has cytosolic functions in fine-tuning spliceosome production according to transcriptional demand.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1278 |
Journal | Nature Communications |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 1 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISSN | 2041-1723 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
- Animals, Cells, Cultured, HEK293 Cells, HeLa Cells, Humans, Mice, Motor Neurons/metabolism, RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics, Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear/genetics, SMN Complex Proteins/genetics, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Transcription, Genetic/genetics
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