Differential enzymatic accessibilities of the 5' and 3' splice sites of beta-globin pre-messenger RNA in splicing competent HeLa cell nuclear extract |
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Authors: | C B Siegall A Kumar |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biochemistry, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington D.C. 20037. |
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Abstract: | Inhibition of oligonucleotide-directed cleavage of pre-mRNA using exogenously added E. coli RNase H has been utilized as a probe for mRNA-protein interaction. We now show that such an RNase H-like activity is present in splicing competent Hela cell nuclear extract. Using this extract and in vitro transcribed beta-globin pre-mRNA, we have demonstrated that synthetic oligonucleotides, complementary to the splice site sequences, direct preferential cleavage of the 5' splice site. Thus, these experiments using complementary oligonucleotide-directed, endogenous RNase H-like cleavage of pre-mRNA, suggest a useful probe for studying the mRNA-protein complex in vitro. |
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