cd02954

Dim1 family; Dim1 is also referred to as U5 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snRNP)-specific 15kD protein. It is a component of U5 snRNP, which pre-assembles with U4/U6 snRNPs to form a [U4/U6:U5] tri-snRNP complex required for pre-mRNA splicing. Dim1 interacts with multiple splicing-associated proteins, suggesting that it functions at multiple control points in the splicing of pre-mRNA as part of a large spliceosomal complex involving many protein-protein interactions. U5 snRNP contains seven core proteins (common to all snRNPs) and nine U5-specific proteins, one of which is Dim1. Dim1 adopts a thioredoxin fold but does not contain the redox active CXXC motif. It is essential for G2/M phase transition, as a consequence to its role in pre-mRNA splicing.