Gemin3 is an essential gene required for larval motor function and pupation in Drosophila.

Abstract:

:The assembly of metazoan Sm-class small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) is an elaborate, step-wise process that takes place in multiple subcellular compartments. The initial steps, including formation of the core RNP, are mediated by the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein complex. Loss-of-function mutations in human SMN1 result in a neuromuscular disease called spinal muscular atrophy. The SMN complex is comprised of SMN and a number of tightly associated proteins, collectively called Gemins. In this report, we identify and characterize the fruitfly ortholog of the DEAD box protein, Gemin3. Drosophila Gemin3 (dGem3) colocalizes and interacts with dSMN in vitro and in vivo. RNA interference for dGem3 codepletes dSMN and inhibits efficient Sm core assembly in vitro. Transposon insertion mutations in Gemin3 are larval lethals and also codeplete dSMN. Transgenic overexpression of dGem3 rescues lethality, but overexpression of dSMN does not, indicating that loss of dSMN is not the primary cause of death. Gemin3 mutant larvae exhibit motor defects similar to previously characterized Smn alleles. Remarkably, appreciable numbers of Gemin3 mutants (along with one previously undescribed Smn allele) survive as larvae for several weeks without pupating. Our results demonstrate the conservation of Gemin3 protein function in metazoan snRNP assembly and reveal that loss of either Smn or Gemin3 can contribute to neuromuscular dysfunction.

journal_name

Mol Biol Cell

authors

Shpargel KB,Praveen K,Rajendra TK,Matera AG

doi

10.1091/mbc.e08-01-0024

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-01-01 00:00:00

pages

90-101

issue

1

eissn

1059-1524

issn

1939-4586

pii

E08-01-0024

journal_volume

20

pub_type

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