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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 268, Issue 18, 13068-13073, 06, 1993

2'-O-methyl RNA oligonucleotides identify two functional elements in the trypanosome spliced leader ribonucleoprotein particle

E Ullu and C Tschudi
Yale MacArthur Center for Molecular Parasitology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510.

Using permeable trypanosomes as an in vivo model system for trans- splicing, we have searched for functional elements in the Trypanosoma brucei spliced leader (SL) RNA by masking various regions of the molecule with short antisense 2'-O-methyl RNA oligomers. Initial probing of the structure of newly synthesized SL RNA by deoxyoligonucleotide-directed ribonuclease (RNase) H cleavage revealed three accessible regions: the 5' end, sequences downstream of the 5' splice site, and a putative single-stranded sequence between stem-loops II and III, which is thought to be analogous to the mammalian Sm- binding site of U small nuclear RNAs. Using antisense 2'-O-methyl RNA oligomers, two functional elements of the SL RNA became apparent. Masking of positions 1-18 inhibited modification of the cap 4 structure of newly synthesized SL RNA and, thereby, blocked utilization of the SL RNA in trans-splicing. In addition, nucleotides +1 to +4 relative to the 5' splice site, which include the invariant GU dinucleotide were accessible to oligomer binding in the SL ribonucleoprotein particle, and their blockade resulted in complete inhibition of trans-splicing. In contrast, RNA oligomer binding to the single-stranded region between stem-loop II and III of the SL RNA had no detectable effect on trans- splicing activity of the SL RNA.
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