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The 5' end of yeast 5.8S rRNA is generated by exonucleases from an upstream cleavage site.

The EMBO journal ·Vol. 13 ·No. 10 ·1994-05-15 ·Pages 2452-63

Henry Y, Wood H, Morrissey JP, Petfalski E, Kearsey S, Tollervey D

Abstract

We have developed techniques for the detailed analysis of cis-acting sequences in the pre-rRNA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and used these to study the processing of internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1) leading to the synthesis of 5.8S rRNA. As is the case for many eukaryotes, the 5' end of yeast 5.8S rRNA is heterogeneous; we designate the major, short form 5.8S(S), and the minor form (which is seven or eight nucleotides longer) 5.8S(L). These RNAs do not have a precursor/product relationship, but result from the use of alternative processing pathways. In the major pathway, a previously unidentified processing site in ITS1, designated A3, is cleaved. A 10 nucleotide deletion at site A3 strongly inhibits processing of A3 and the synthesis of 5.8S(S); processing is predominantly transferred to the alternative 5.8S(L) pathway. Site A3 lies 76 nucleotides 5' to the end of 5.8S(S), and acts as an entry site for 5'-->3' exonuclease digestion which generates the 5' end of 5.8S(S). This pathway is inhibited in strains mutant for XRN1p and RAT1p. Both of these proteins have been reported to have 5'-->3' exonuclease activity in vitro. Formation of 5.8S(L) is increased by mutations at A3 in cis or in RAT1p and XRN1p in trans, and is kinetically faster than 5.8S(S) synthesis.

MeSH Terms
Base Sequence DNA Mutational Analysis DNA, Ribosomal/genetics Exonucleases/metabolism Genetic Variation Molecular Sequence Data RNA/biosynthesis RNA Precursors/genetics,metabolism RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S/biosynthesis,genetics Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid/genetics Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics Sequence Deletion
Chemicals
DNA, Ribosomal RNA Precursors RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S RNA, recombinant RNA Exonucleases
Authors & Affiliations
6 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Henry Y
EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany.
Wood H
Morrissey J P
Petfalski E
Kearsey S
Tollervey D
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Article Info
Journal
The EMBO journal
Abbr.
EMBO J
ISSN
0261-4189
Published
1994-05-15
Pages
2452-63
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
8208664
PMCID
PMC395111
Subset
IM
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