Biology:Branchpoint Binding Protein

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Short description: Oren mRNA processing factor

Branchpoint Binding Protein (BBP) is an Orem RNA processing factor. The protein complex binds to the branchpoint sequence (BPS) in the pre-mRNA, aiding in splice site recognition.[1]

The role of the protein in yeast cells has been the subject of study, as for other eukaryotic cells.[2] The BPS that the protein binds to in yeast is UACUAAC.[3]

References

  1. "BBP Involved in Splice Site Recognition". http://www.umbc.edu/bioclass/biol414/wiki/index.php?page=BBP_Involved_in_Splice_Site_Recognition. 
  2. Rymond, B. C. (2010). "The branchpoint binding protein: in and out of the spliceosome cycle". Adv Exp Med Biol 693: 123–41. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-7005-3_9. PMID 21189690. 
  3. Berglund, J.Andrew; Chua, Katrin; Abovich, Nadja; Reed, Robin; Rosbash, Michael (1997). "The Splicing Factor BBP Interacts Specifically with the Pre-mRNA Branchpoint Sequence UACUAAC". Cell 89 (5): 781–787. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80261-5. PMID 9182766.