114-32-9Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Identification of a small molecule inhibitor that stalls splicing at an early step of spliceosome activation
Sidarovich, Anzhalika,Will, Cindy L.,Anokhina, Maria M.,Ceballos, Javier,Sievers, Sonja,Agafonov, Dmitry E.,Samatov, Timur,Bao, Penghui,Kastner, Berthold,Urlaub, Henning,Waldmann, Herbert,Lührmann, Reinhard
, (2017/03/23)
Small molecule inhibitors of pre-mRNA splicing are important tools for identifying new spliceosome assembly intermediates, allowing a finer dissection of spliceosome dynamics and function. Here, we identified a small molecule that inhibits human pre-mRNA splicing at an intermediate stage during conversion of pre-catalytic spliceosomal B complexes into activated Bact complexes. Characterization of the stalled complexes (designated B028) revealed that U4/U6 snRNP proteins are released during activation before the U6 Lsm and B-specific proteins, and before recruitment and/or stable incorporation of Prp19/CDC5L complex and other Bact complex proteins. The U2/U6 RNA network in B028 complexes differs from that of the Bact complex, consistent with the idea that the catalytic RNA core forms stepwise during the B to Bact transition and is likely stabilized by the Prp19/CDC5L complex and related proteins. Taken together, our data provide new insights into the RNP rearrangements and extensive exchange of proteins that occurs during spliceosome activation.
Physical properties of atropisomeric 5-deazaflavin derivatives
Ohno, Atsuyoshi,Kunitomo, Jun,Kawai, Yasushi
, p. 4601 - 4610 (2007/10/03)
Optically active 5-deazaflavin derivatives with an axial chirality at the N(3) position have been synthesized. Kinetics for thermal enantiomerization and X-ray crystallographic analyses of these compounds have been carried out. In addition, all absolute configurations of their enantiomers have been determined on the basis of circular dichroism spectra.
