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Multiple cis-acting signals for export of pre-U1 snRNA from the nucleus.

Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.

Abstract

We have identified cis-acting sequences that promote nuclear export of pre-U1 RNA injected into Xenopus oocyte nuclei. At least three elements, the 5' m7G cap, the 3'-terminal stem-loop structure, and sequences in the 5'-terminal 124 nucleotides, contribute to efficient export of this RNA. Both the 5' and 3' export signals can function separately and do so independently of the cap structure. Experiments using hybrid RNAs indicate that the 5' and 3' export sequences of U1 RNA are sufficient to direct export of the heterologous, otherwise nonexportable, U6 RNA. The absence of comparable export signals in U6 RNA appears to be responsible for its retention in the nucleus. Stability of the pre-snRNAs in the nucleus depends on the presence of both a 5' cap structure and a 3' base-paired stem. The 5' m7G cap is neither sufficient nor necessary for nuclear export. The m7G cap by itself did not promote export of U6 RNA or nonspecific small RNAs. Moreover, substitution of this cap with either an AppG cap or gamma-mppG cap did not eliminate export of either full-length or a "minimal" U1 RNA (lacking most of the internal U1 RNA sequences), but it reduced the rate of export by about two to threefold. However, in the absence of the 3' stem-loop, substitution of the m7G cap led to a greater decrease in export rate, underscoring the cooperative action of the three different export elements of pre-U1 RNA. The m7G cap analog, m7GpppG, selectively destabilized pre-U1 RNA within the nucleus. Thus, nuclear components that recognize the 5' m7G cap may be important for both the stability and the export of pre-U1 RNA.

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