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Molecular and Cellular Biology, February 2001, p. 1228-1238, Vol. 21, No. 4
Department of Molecular Genetics and
Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 15261,1 and Department of
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, UMDNJ-NJ Medical School,
Newark, New Jersey 071032
Received 31 May 2000/Returned for modification 7 July 2000/Accepted 16 November 2000
Previous studies on the regulation of polyadenylation of the
immunoglobulin (Ig) heavy-chain pre-mRNA argued for
trans-acting modifiers of the cleavage-polyadenylation
reaction operating differentially during B-cell developmental stages.
Using four complementary approaches, we demonstrate that a change in
the level of hnRNP F is an important determinant in the regulated use
of alternative polyadenylation sites between memory and plasma stage B
cells. First, by Western analyses of cellular proteins, the ratio of
hnRNP F to H or H' was found to be higher in memory B cells than in
plasma cells. In memory B cells the activity of CstF-64 binding to
pre-mRNA, but not its amount, was reduced. Second, examination of the
complexes formed on input pre-mRNA in nuclear extracts revealed large
assemblages containing hnRNP H, H', and F but deficient in CstF-64 in
memory B-cell extracts but not in plasma cells. Formation of these
large complexes is dependent on the region downstream of the
AAUAAA in pre-mRNA, suggesting that CstF-64 and the hnRNPs
compete for a similar region. Third, using a recombinant protein we
showed that hnRNP F could bind to the region downstream of a poly(A) site, block CstF-64 association with RNA, and inhibit the cleavage reaction. Fourth, overexpression of recombinant hnRNP F in plasma cells
resulted in a decrease in the endogenous Ig heavy-chain mRNA secretory
form-to-membrane ratio. These results demonstrate that mammalian hnRNP
F can act as a negative regulator in the pre-mRNA cleavage reaction and
that increased expression of F in memory B cells contributes to the
suppression of the Ig heavy-chain secretory poly(A) site.
0270-7306/01/$04.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/MCB.21.4.1228-1238.2001
Copyright © 2001, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.
hnRNP F Influences Binding of a 64-Kilodalton
Subunit of Cleavage Stimulation Factor to mRNA Precursors in Mouse
B Cells
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Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry and Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, W1257 Biomedical Science
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