Abstract:
:The C proteins (C1 and C2) of HeLa 40S heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles copurify under native conditions as a stable complex with a fixed molar protein ratio (S.F. Barnett, W.M. LeStourgeon, and D.L. Friedman, J. Biochem. Biophys. Methods 16:87-97, 1988). Gel filtration chromatography and velocity sedimentation analyses of these complexes revealed a large Stokes radius (6.2 nm) and a sedimentation coefficient of 5.8S. On the basis of these values and a partial specific volume of 0.70 cm3/g based on the amino acid composition, the molecular weight of the complex was calculated to be 135,500. This corresponds well to 129,056, the sequence-determined molecular weight of a (C1)3C2 tetramer. Reversible chemical cross-linking with dithiobis(succinimidyl propionate) and analysis of cross-linked and cleaved complexes in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis confirmed that the C proteins exist as tetramers, most or all of which are composed of (C1)3C2. The tetramer is stable in a wide range of NaCl concentrations (0.09 to 2.0 M) and is not dissociated by 0.5% sodium deoxycholate. This stability is not the result of disulfide bonds or interactions with divalent cations. The hydrodynamic properties of highly purified C-protein tetramers are the same for C-protein complexes released from intact particles with RNase or high salt. These findings support previous studies indicating that the core particle protein stoichiometry of 40S heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins is N(3A1-3A2-1B1-1B2-3C1-1C2), where N = 3 to 4, and demonstrate that the C-protein tetramer is a fundamental structural element in these RNA-packaging complexes. The presence of at least three tetramers per 40S monoparticle, together with the highly anisotropic nature of the tetramer, suggesting that one-third of the 700-nucleotide pre-mRNA moiety packaged in monoparticles is associated through a sequence-independent mechanism with the C protein.
journal_name
Mol Cell Bioljournal_title
Molecular and cellular biologyauthors
Barnett SF,Friedman DL,LeStourgeon WMdoi
10.1128/mcb.9.2.492subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1989-02-01 00:00:00pages
492-8issue
2eissn
0270-7306issn
1098-5549journal_volume
9pub_type
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