Alternative titles; symbols
HGNC Approved Gene Symbol: RBM25
Cytogenetic location: 14q24.2 Genomic coordinates (GRCh38): 14:73,058,534-73,123,899 (from NCBI)
Using mass spectrometric analysis to identify proteins associated with the splicing coactivators SRM160 (SRRM1; 605975) and SRM300 (SRRM2; 606032) in HeLa cell nuclear lysates, followed by database analysis, Fortes et al. (2007) identified RBM25, which they called RED120. The deduced 843-amino acid protein has a calculated molecular mass of 120 kD. It contains an N-terminal proline-rich domain, followed by an RNA recognition motif, a region rich in RE/RD dipeptides, and a C-terminal PWI domain predicted to be involved in RNA binding and 3-prime end processing. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that RED120 was concentrated in interchromatin granules, or nuclear speckles, and additional staining was detected in the cytoplasm.
Using reciprocal immunoprecipitation analysis of HeLa cell nuclear lysates, Fortes et al. (2007) confirmed a direct interaction between RED120 and SRM160. The RED120-SRM160 interaction was not sensitive to RNase treatment. RED120 associated with multiple splicing components, including CBP80 (NCBP1; 600469), Sm proteins (see 603451), and small nuclear RNAs (see 180680). RNase treatment abolished the interaction between RED120 and CBP80, but not the interactions between RED120 and other splicing components. Immunodepletion of RED120 did not prevent splicing or cleavage of 4 different pre-mRNAs. RED120 maintained its association with mRNA after splicing, and it associated with an mRNA-derived exon product following splicing more efficiently than a cDNA-derived exon.
Fortes et al. (2007) stated that the RBM25 gene maps to chromosome 14. Hartz (2008) mapped the RBP25 gene to chromosome 14q24.2 based on an alignment of the RBM25 sequence (GenBank AK026107) with the genomic sequence (build 36.1).
Fortes, P., Longman, D., McCracken, S., Ip, J. Y., Poot, R., Mattaj, I. W., Caceres, J. F., Blencowe, B. J. Identification and characterization of RED120: a conserved PWI domain protein with links to splicing and 3-prime-end formation. FEBS Lett. 581: 3087-3097, 2007. [PubMed: 17560998] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2007.05.066]
Hartz, P. A. Personal Communication. Baltimore, Md. 11/20/2008.