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XB-ART-38006
RNA 2008 Aug 01;148:1459-62. doi: 10.1261/rna.1119708.
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Minor-class splicing occurs in the nucleus of the Xenopus oocyte.

Friend K , Kolev NG , Shu MD , Steitz JA .


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A small fraction of premessenger RNA introns in certain eukaryotes is excised by the minor spliceosome, which contains low-abundance small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs). Recently, it was suggested that minor-class snRNPs are localized to and function in the cytoplasm of vertebrate cells. To test whether U12-type splicing occurs in the cytoplasm of Xenopus oocytes, we performed microinjections of the well-characterized P120 minor-class splicing substrate into the nucleus or into the cytoplasm. Our results demonstrate that accurate splicing of this U12-dependent intron occurs exclusively in the nuclear compartment of the oocyte, where U12 and U6atac snRNPs are primarily localized. We further demonstrate that splicing of both a major-class and a minor-class intron is inhibited after nuclear envelope breakdown during meiosis.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: ctnnd1

References [+] :
Friend, U2 snRNP binds intronless histone pre-mRNAs to facilitate U7-snRNP-dependent 3' end formation. 2007, Pubmed, Xenbase