DEAH-Box RNA Helicases in Pre-mRNA Splicing.

ABSTRACT: In eukaryotic cells, pre-mRNA splicing is catalyzed by the spliceosome, a highly dynamic molecular machinery that undergoes dramatic conformational and compositional rearrangements throughout the splicing cycle. These crucial rearrangements are largely driven by eight DExD/H-box RNA helicases. Interestingly, the four helicases participating in the late stages of splicing are all DEAH-box helicases that share structural similarities. This review aims to provide an overview of the structure and function of these DEAH-box helicases, including new information provided by recent cryo-electron microscopy structures of the spliceosomal complexes.

SUBMITTER: De Bortoli F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8112905 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature