6XLX

Crystal structure of cancer-associated G301D mutant of U2AF65 bound to AdML splice site


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.194 
  • R-Value Work: 0.163 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.165 

Starting Model: experimental
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Literature

Representative cancer-associated U2AF2 mutations alter RNA interactions and splicing.

Maji, D.Glasser, E.Henderson, S.Galardi, J.Pulvino, M.J.Jenkins, J.L.Kielkopf, C.L.

(2020) J Biol Chem 295: 17148-17157

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA120.015339
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6XLV, 6XLW, 6XLX

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    High-throughput sequencing of hematologic malignancies and other cancers has revealed recurrent mis-sense mutations of genes encoding pre-mRNA splicing factors. The essential splicing factor U2AF2 recognizes a polypyrimidine-tract splice-site signal and initiates spliceosome assembly. Here, we investigate representative, acquired U2AF2 mutations, namely N196K or G301D amino acid substitutions associated with leukemia or solid tumors, respectively. We determined crystal structures of the wild-type (WT) compared with N196K- or G301D-substituted U2AF2 proteins, each bound to a prototypical AdML polypyrimidine tract, at 1.5, 1.4, or 1.7 Å resolutions. The N196K residue appears to stabilize the open conformation of U2AF2 with an inter-RNA recognition motif hydrogen bond, in agreement with an increased apparent RNA-binding affinity of the N196K-substituted protein. The G301D residue remains in a similar position as the WT residue, where unfavorable proximity to the RNA phosphodiester could explain the decreased RNA-binding affinity of the G301D-substituted protein. We found that expression of the G301D-substituted U2AF2 protein reduces splicing of a minigene transcript carrying prototypical splice sites. We further show that expression of either N196K- or G301D-substituted U2AF2 can subtly alter splicing of representative endogenous transcripts, despite the presence of endogenous, WT U2AF2 such as would be present in cancer cells. Altogether, our results demonstrate that acquired U2AF2 mutations such as N196K and G301D are capable of dysregulating gene expression for neoplastic transformation.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Center for RNA Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, USA.


Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Splicing factor U2AF 65 kDa subunit204Homo sapiensMutation(s): 1 
Gene Names: U2AF2U2AF65
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Go to UniProtKB:  P26368
PHAROS:  P26368
GTEx:  ENSG00000063244 
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UniProt GroupP26368
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains LengthOrganismImage
DNA/RNA (5'-R(P*UP*UP*(UD)P*UP*U)-D(P*(BRU))-R(P*CP*C)-3')8synthetic construct
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.70 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.194 
  • R-Value Work: 0.163 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.165 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 43.492α = 90
b = 61.875β = 90
c = 77.421γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
Aimlessdata scaling
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
PHENIXphasing

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesGM070503-15

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2020-10-07
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2021-02-03
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2023-10-18
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Refinement description