The cryo-EM structure of the SF3b spliceosome complex bound to a splicing modulator reveals a pre-mRNA substrate competitive mechanism of action

Genes & Development
Lorenzo I FinciNicholas A Larsen

Abstract

Somatic mutations in spliceosome proteins lead to dysregulated RNA splicing and are observed in a variety of cancers. These genetic aberrations may offer a potential intervention point for targeted therapeutics. SF3B1, part of the U2 small nuclear RNP (snRNP), is targeted by splicing modulators, including E7107, the first to enter clinical trials, and, more recently, H3B-8800. Modulating splicing represents a first-in-class opportunity in drug discovery, and elucidating the structural basis for the mode of action opens up new possibilities for structure-based drug design. Here, we present the cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of the SF3b subcomplex (SF3B1, SF3B3, PHF5A, and SF3B5) bound to E7107 at 3.95 Å. This structure shows that E7107 binds in the branch point adenosine-binding pocket, forming close contacts with key residues that confer resistance upon mutation: SF3B1R1074H and PHF5AY36C The structure suggests a model in which splicing modulators interfere with branch point adenosine recognition and supports a substrate competitive mechanism of action (MOA). Using several related chemical probes, we validate the pose of the compound and support their substrate competitive MOA by comparing their activity agai...Continue Reading

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