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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The ASAP complex interacts with the exon-junction complex (EJC), a messenger ribonucleoprotein complex involved in post-transcriptional regulation. The three ASAP subunits (Acinus, RNPS1 and SAP18) have been individually implicated in transcriptional regulation, pre-mRNA splicing and mRNA quality control. To shed light on the basis for and consequences of ASAP's interaction with the EJC, we have determined the 1.9-A resolution structure of a eukaryotic ASAP core complex. The RNA-recognition motif of RNPS1 binds to a conserved motif of Acinus with a recognition mode similar to that observed in splicing U2AF proteins. The Acinus-RNPS1 platform recruits the ubiquitin-like domain of SAP18, forming a ternary complex that has both RNA- and protein-binding properties. Unexpectedly, our structural analysis identified an Acinus-like motif in Pinin, another EJC-associated splicing factor. We show that Pinin physically interacts with RNPS1 and SAP18, forming an alternative ternary complex, PSAP.

The structure of the ASAP core complex reveals the existence of a Pinin-containing PSAP complex.,Murachelli AG, Ebert J, Basquin C, Le Hir H, Conti E Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2012 Mar 4;19(4):378-86. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.2242. PMID:22388736^[1]

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