Functional association of human Ki-1/57 with pre-mRNA splicing events

FEBS J. 2009 Jul;276(14):3770-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07092.x. Epub 2009 Jun 11.

Abstract

The cytoplasmic and nuclear protein Ki-1/57 was first identified in malignant cells from Hodgkin's lymphoma. Despite studies showing its phosphorylation, arginine methylation, and interaction with several regulatory proteins, the functional role of Ki-1/57 in human cells remains to be determined. Here, we investigated the relationship of Ki-1/57 with RNA functions. Through immunoprecipitation assays, we verified the association of Ki-1/57 with the endogenous splicing proteins hnRNPQ and SFRS9 in HeLa cell extracts. We also found that recombinant Ki-1/57 was able to bind to a poly-U RNA probe in electrophoretic mobility shift assays. In a classic splicing test, we showed that Ki-1/57 can modify the splicing site selection of the adenoviral E1A minigene in a dose-dependent manner. Further confocal and fluorescence microscopy analysis revealed the localization of enhanced green fluorescent proteinKi-1/57 to nuclear bodies involved in RNA processing and or small nuclear ribonucleoprotein assembly, depending on the cellular methylation status and its N-terminal region. In summary, our findings suggest that Ki-1/57 is probably involved in cellular events related to RNA functions, such as pre-mRNA splicing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Weight
  • Myogenic Regulatory Factors / chemistry
  • Myogenic Regulatory Factors / genetics
  • Myogenic Regulatory Factors / metabolism*
  • Nuclear Proteins / genetics
  • Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
  • Protein Binding
  • RNA / metabolism
  • RNA Precursors / genetics*
  • RNA Splicing*
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / genetics
  • RNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors

Substances

  • HABP4 protein, human
  • Myogenic Regulatory Factors
  • Nuclear Proteins
  • RNA Precursors
  • RNA-Binding Proteins
  • Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors
  • RNA