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The first cleavage in mammalian pre-rRNA processing occurs within the 5' external transcribed spacer (ETS). We have recently shown that the U3 snRNP is required for this cleavage reaction, binds to the rRNA precursor, and remains complexed with the downstream processing product after the reaction has been completed (1). Using psoralen crosslinking in mouse cell extract we have detected a new interaction between U3 RNA and the mouse ETS processing substrate and its processed product. The crosslinked sites on both U3 and ETS RNAs have been mapped by RNase H cleavage and primer extension analyses. The crosslinked sites in U3 RNA map to C5, U6, and U8. U8 lies within and C5 and U6 are adjacent to an evolutionarily conserved U3 sequence termed box A'. In the ETS the crosslinked sites are U1012 and U1013, 362 nucleotides downstream from the processing site. Although the crosslinked site is dispensable for the primary processing reaction in vitro, a short conserved sequence just 3' to the cleavage site (nucleotides 650-668) is absolutely required for crosslink formation. We conclude that the interaction between U3 RNA and the 5' ETS detected by psoralen crosslinking may play a role in subsequent step(s) of pre-rRNA processing.

A new interaction between the mouse 5′ external transcribed spacer of pre-rRNA and U3 snRNA detected by psoralen crosslinking