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<p>Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) are a class of eukaryotic non-coding RNA molecules whose precursor transcripts are capped and polyadenylated. However, these end modifications are detrimental to snoRNA function and must be removed, a process typically involving excision from introns and/or endonucleolytic cleavage. For RNA precursors that host multiple snoRNAs, the sequence of maturation events is potentially important, but not well understood. Here, we report a new mode of maturation concerning snoRNA pairs that are co-hosted in the intron and the adjacent 3′ exon of a precursor transcript. For a snoRNA pair with this arrangement in <i>Schizosaccharomyces pombe</i>, we found that the sequence surrounding an exon–exon junction within their precursor transcript folds into a hairpin after splicing of the intron. This hairpin recruits the RNase III ortholog Pac1, which participates in the maturation of the downstream snoRNA by cleaving the precursor. Our findings suggest that conditional RNase III cleavage signals hidden in an exon–exon junction evolved to enforce sequential snoRNA processing. Sequence analysis suggests that this mechanism is conserved in animals and plants.</p>

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RNase III cleavage sites spread across splice junctions enforce sequential snoRNA processing

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    2025年8月26日

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  • Valérie Migeot,
  • Yves Mary,
  • Etienne Fafard-Couture,
  • Pierre Lombard,
  • François Bachand,
  • Michelle S Scott,
  • Carlo Yague-Sanz

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Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) are a class of eukaryotic non-coding RNA molecules whose precursor transcripts are capped and polyadenylated. However, these end modifications are detrimental to snoRNA function and must be removed, a process typically involving excision from introns and/or endonucleolytic cleavage. For RNA precursors that host multiple snoRNAs, the sequence of maturation events is potentially important, but not well understood. Here, we report a new mode of maturation concerning snoRNA pairs that are co-hosted in the intron and the adjacent 3′ exon of a precursor transcript. For a snoRNA pair with this arrangement in Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we found that the sequence surrounding an exon–exon junction within their precursor transcript folds into a hairpin after splicing of the intron. This hairpin recruits the RNase III ortholog Pac1, which participates in the maturation of the downstream snoRNA by cleaving the precursor. Our findings suggest that conditional RNase III cleavage signals hidden in an exon–exon junction evolved to enforce sequential snoRNA processing. Sequence analysis suggests that this mechanism is conserved in animals and plants.