Intron splicing of a nascent mRNA transcript by spliceosome (SPL) is a hallmark of gene regulation in eukaryotes. SPL is a majestic molecular machine composed of an entangled network of proteins and RNAs that meticulously promotes intron splicing through the formation of eight intermediate complexes. Cross-communication among the critical distal proteins of the SPL assembly is pivotal for fast and accurate directing of the compositional and conformational readjustments necessary to achieve high splicing fidelity. Here, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of an 800 000 atom model of SPL C complex from yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and community network analysis enabled us to decrypt the complexity of this huge molecular machine, by identifying the key channels of information transfer across long distances separating key protein components. The reported study represents an unprecedented attempt in dissecting cross-communication pathways within one of the most complex machines of eukaryotic cells, supporting the critical role of Clf1 and Cwc2 splicing cofactors and specific domains of the PrpS protein as signal conveyors for pre-mRNA maturation. Our findings provide fundamental advances into mechanistic aspects of SPL, providing a conceptual basis for controlling the SPL via small-molecule modulators able to tackle splicing-associated diseases by altering/obstructing information-exchange paths.

Decrypting the information exchange pathways across the spliceosome machinery / Saltalamacchia, Andrea; Casalino, Lorenzo; Borišek, Jure; S Batista, Victor; Rivalta, Ivan; Magistrato, Alessandra. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. - ISSN 0002-7863. - 142:18(2020), pp. 8403-8411. [10.1021/jacs.0c02036]

Decrypting the information exchange pathways across the spliceosome machinery

Andrea Saltalamacchia;Lorenzo Casalino;Alessandra Magistrato
2020-01-01

Abstract

Intron splicing of a nascent mRNA transcript by spliceosome (SPL) is a hallmark of gene regulation in eukaryotes. SPL is a majestic molecular machine composed of an entangled network of proteins and RNAs that meticulously promotes intron splicing through the formation of eight intermediate complexes. Cross-communication among the critical distal proteins of the SPL assembly is pivotal for fast and accurate directing of the compositional and conformational readjustments necessary to achieve high splicing fidelity. Here, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of an 800 000 atom model of SPL C complex from yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and community network analysis enabled us to decrypt the complexity of this huge molecular machine, by identifying the key channels of information transfer across long distances separating key protein components. The reported study represents an unprecedented attempt in dissecting cross-communication pathways within one of the most complex machines of eukaryotic cells, supporting the critical role of Clf1 and Cwc2 splicing cofactors and specific domains of the PrpS protein as signal conveyors for pre-mRNA maturation. Our findings provide fundamental advances into mechanistic aspects of SPL, providing a conceptual basis for controlling the SPL via small-molecule modulators able to tackle splicing-associated diseases by altering/obstructing information-exchange paths.
2020
142
18
8403
8411
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Saltalamacchia, Andrea; Casalino, Lorenzo; Borišek, Jure; S Batista, Victor; Rivalta, Ivan; Magistrato, Alessandra
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