A nematode-specific ribonucleoprotein complex mediates interactions between the major nematode spliced leader snRNP and its target pre-mRNAs

Acknowledgements We thank Maheshika Kurukulasuriya for her assistance with immunoprecipitations from embryo extracts. Some strains were provided by the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, which is funded by NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (P40 OD010440). Sequencing was performed by the Centre for Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine of the University of Aberdeen, and proteomics analysis by the Aberdeen proteomics facility. We thank Kate Burgoyne and Craig Pattinson (Aberdeen Proteomics) for technical support. We thank WormBase for providing the community resource that facilitated the interrogation of C. elegans molecular genetics used in this work . Author contribution: P.E., M.A., E.S.-M., R.F., M.W., B.M. and J.P. contributed experiments. J.P. and B.M. conceived the research and managed and coordinated the research activity; J.P. and B.M. acquired funding for the project; D.S. guided the proteomics analysis, M.W., B.M. and J.P. designed and implemented the computational analysis; M.W., B.M. and J.P. wrote the manuscript and prepared figures and tables.Peer reviewe

A novel, essential trans-splicing protein connects the nematode SL1 snRNP to the CBC-ARS2 complex

Open Access via the OUP Agreement Some strains were provided by the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center, which is funded by NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (P40 OD010440). Sequencing was performed by the Centre for Genome-Enabled Biology and Medicine of the University of Aberdeen, and proteomics analysis by the University of Aberdeen Proteomics facility. We thank WormBase for providing the community resource that facilitated the interrogation of C. elegans molecular genetics used in this work. FUNDING Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/T002859/1]; EASTBIO Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council PhD Studentship [BB/M010996/1 to R.E.B.S.]; University of Aberdeen Elphinstone PhD studentship (to R.Y.F.); University of Aberdeen. Funding for open access charge: Read and publish Agreement Scottish Institutions (SHEDL affiliated).Peer reviewedPublisher PD