Structure of the human 20S U5 snRNP.
Schneider, S., Brandina, I., Peter, D., Lagad, S., Fraudeau, A., Portell-Montserrat, J., Tholen, J., Zhao, J., Galej, W.P.(2024) Nat Struct Mol Biol 31: 752-756
- PubMed: 38467877 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41594-024-01250-5
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
8Q91, 8RC0 - PubMed Abstract: 
The 20S U5 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snRNP) is a 17-subunit RNA-protein complex and a precursor of the U4/U6.U5 tri-snRNP, the major building block of the precatalytic spliceosome. CD2BP2 is a hallmark protein of the 20S U5 snRNP, absent from the mature tri-snRNP. Here we report a high-resolution cryogenic electron microscopy structure of the 20S U5 snRNP, shedding light on the mutually exclusive interfaces utilized during tri-snRNP assembly and the role of the CD2BP2 in facilitating this process.
Organizational Affiliation: 
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, EMBL Grenoble, Grenoble, France.