To identify mutations in genes that are genetically linked to rsm1, we performed a synthetic lethal genetic screen in the fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Four mutations that showed synthetic lethality in combination with the rsm1null allele were isolated from approximately 320,000 colonies and defined in three complementation groups. One mutant (SLrsm1) exhibited a significant accumulation of poly(A)+ RNA in the nucleus under synthetic lethal conditions, while the rest had no mRNA export defects. In addition, some genes (spmex67, rae1, or mlo3) required for mRNA export complemented the growth defects of the identified mutants. These results suggest that the isolated mutants contain mutations in genes that are involved in mRNA export and/or pre-mRNA retention.
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We have previously isolated three synthetic lethal mutants from Schizosaccharomyces pombe in order to identify mutations in the genes that are functionally linked to spmex67 with respect to mRNA export. A novel rsm1 gene was isolated by complementation of the growth defect in one of the synthetic lethal mutants, SLMex1. The rsm1 gene contains no introns and encodes a 296 amino-acid-long protein with the RING finger domain, a C3HC4 in the N-terminal half. The [delta]rsm1 null mutant is viable, but it showed a slight poly(A)^+ RNA accumulation in the nucleus. Also, the combination of [delta]rsm1 and [delta]spmex67 mutations confers synthetic lethality that is accompanied by the severe poly(A)^+ RNA export defect. These results suggest that rsm1 is involved in mRNA export from the nucleus.