3im2

Structural highlights

Function

[BRR2_YEAST] RNA helicase that plays an essential role in pre-mRNA splicing as component of the U5 snRNP and U4/U6-U5 tri-snRNP complexes. Involved in spliceosome assembly, activation and disassembly. Mediates changes in the dynamic network of RNA-RNA interactions in the spliceosome. Catalyzes the ATP-dependent unwinding of U4/U6 RNA duplices, an essential step in the assembly of a catalytically active spliceosome.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Helicase

References

1. ↑ Maeder C, Kutach AK, Guthrie C. ATP-dependent unwinding of U4/U6 snRNAs by the Brr2 helicase requires the C terminus of Prp8. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2009 Jan;16(1):42-8. doi: 10.1038/nsmb.1535. Epub 2008 Dec, 21. PMID:19098916 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.1535
2. ↑ Hahn D, Kudla G, Tollervey D, Beggs JD. Brr2p-mediated conformational rearrangements in the spliceosome during activation and substrate repositioning. Genes Dev. 2012 Nov 1;26(21):2408-21. doi: 10.1101/gad.199307.112. PMID:23124065 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/gad.199307.112
3. ↑ Pena V, Jovin SM, Fabrizio P, Orlowski J, Bujnicki JM, Luhrmann R, Wahl MC. Common design principles in the spliceosomal RNA helicase Brr2 and in the Hel308 DNA helicase. Mol Cell. 2009 Aug 28;35(4):454-66. PMID:19716790 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2009.08.006
4. ↑ Zhang L, Xu T, Maeder C, Bud LO, Shanks J, Nix J, Guthrie C, Pleiss JA, Zhao R. Structural evidence for consecutive Hel308-like modules in the spliceosomal ATPase Brr2. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2009 Jul;16(7):731-9. Epub 2009 Jun 14. PMID:19525970 doi:10.1038/nsmb.1625