{"gene":"U2AF2","run_date":"2026-06-10T10:51:56","timeline":{"discoveries":[{"year":1996,"finding":"U2AF65 binds the polypyrimidine tract via its RNA binding domain, and its RS domain directly contacts the branch point sequence to promote U2 snRNA–branch point base pairing, even in the absence of other splicing factors; RS domain mutants that lose branch point contact also lose splicing activity.","method":"In vitro splicing assays, RS domain mutagenesis, UV cross-linking","journal":"Science","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro reconstitution with mutagenesis, mechanistic detail replicated in multiple subsequent studies","pmids":["8781232"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":1992,"finding":"U1 snRNP binding at a downstream 5' splice site facilitates U2AF65 binding to the upstream 3' splice site through exon-bridging interactions, as demonstrated by UV cross-linking showing that p61/U2AF65 binding to the 3' splice site of alternative exon E4 is enhanced by the downstream 5' splice site in a U1 snRNP-dependent manner.","method":"UV cross-linking, co-purification, selective polypyrimidine tract binding assays","journal":"Genes & development","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — reciprocal cross-linking and purification with functional demonstration, foundational finding replicated in subsequent work","pmids":["1285125"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":1997,"finding":"U2AF65 recruits the DEAD-box helicase UAP56 (a 56-kDa U2AF65-associated protein) to the pre-mRNA branch point region; UAP56 is required for stable U2 snRNP–branch point interaction and constitutes an essential ATP-hydrolyzing activity for this step.","method":"Affinity purification, cloning, in vitro splicing complementation, Co-IP","journal":"Genes & development","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — biochemical purification, identification of new factor, functional complementation, replicated by subsequent work","pmids":["9242493"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":1998,"finding":"WT1 (+KTS isoform) interacts with U2AF65 in vitro and in vivo; the DDS-associated WT1 mutation enhances this interaction; WT1 co-localizes with splicing factors and can be incorporated into spliceosomes.","method":"In vitro binding, co-immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence co-localization, spliceosome fractionation","journal":"Genes & development","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — reciprocal co-IP and co-localization, single lab","pmids":["9784496"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":1998,"finding":"mBBP/SF1 interacts directly with U2AF65 via the third RBD (UHM) of U2AF65, and this interaction promotes cooperative binding of both proteins to a branchpoint sequence–polypyrimidine tract RNA, facilitating initial branch point recognition.","method":"In vitro binding assays, cooperative RNA-binding assays, deletion mutagenesis","journal":"Genes & development","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro reconstitution with mutagenesis, replicated structurally in subsequent crystallography","pmids":["9512519"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2001,"finding":"X-ray crystal structure of the core U2AF heterodimer shows that an atypical RRM of U2AF35 and a proline-rich region of U2AF65 interact via reciprocal 'tongue-in-groove' tryptophan residues; mutagenesis of these tryptophans abolishes dimerization; the heterodimer binds RNA.","method":"X-ray crystallography at 2.2 Å, site-directed mutagenesis, biochemical RNA-binding assays","journal":"Cell","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — crystal structure plus functional mutagenesis in single rigorous study","pmids":["11551507"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2003,"finding":"NMR/crystal structure of U2AF65 RRM3 (UHM domain) complexed with N-terminal SF1 peptide reveals SF1 inserts a conserved tryptophan into a hydrophobic pocket on the helical face of UHM, establishing a paradigm for protein–protein recognition by noncanonical RRMs distinct from RNA binding.","method":"NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography","journal":"Molecular cell","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — NMR + crystal structure with well-defined interface, foundational structural study","pmids":["12718882"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2006,"finding":"X-ray crystal structure of U2AF65 RNA binding domain (RRM1–RRM2) bound to a poly-U7 RNA at 2.5 Å reveals specific hydrogen bonds between U2AF65 and uracil bases; flexible side chains and bound water molecules allow adaptation to varied pyrimidine sequences.","method":"X-ray crystallography at 2.5 Å, surface plasmon resonance with site-directed mutants","journal":"Molecular cell","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — crystal structure with functional mutagenesis validation","pmids":["16818232"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2009,"finding":"Jmjd6, an Fe(II)- and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, catalyzes lysyl-5-hydroxylation of U2AF65; Jmjd6 is nuclear and alters alternative RNA splicing of a subset of endogenous and reporter genes, supporting a functional role in splicing regulation.","method":"Mass spectrometry identification of hydroxylated lysine, in vitro hydroxylation assay, siRNA knockdown, minigene splicing reporters","journal":"Science","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — biochemical identification of PTM with writer enzyme, functional splicing assay, multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["19574390"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2009,"finding":"MBNL1 controls splicing of cardiac troponin T exon 5 by competing directly with U2AF65 for binding to the 3' end of intron 4; MBNL1 binds a stem-loop structure while U2AF65 requires single-stranded RNA at the same region, and stabilizing the stem-loop decreases U2AF65 affinity and represses exon inclusion.","method":"In vitro RNA-binding competition assays, UV cross-linking, structure-stabilizing mutations, splicing assays","journal":"PNAS","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro reconstitution, mutagenesis, and structural competition assays in single study","pmids":["19470458"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2011,"finding":"U2AF65 binds directly to the phosphorylated CTD of RNA Pol II, and this interaction recruits U2AF65 and the Prp19 complex (PRP19C) to the pre-mRNA to activate CTD-dependent splicing; the U2AF65–PRP19C interaction is required for this activation.","method":"Biochemical purification, in vitro binding to phospho-CTD, Co-IP in vivo, in vitro splicing complementation assay","journal":"Genes & development","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — reciprocal Co-IP, direct binding assay, in vitro complementation, multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["21536736"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2013,"finding":"hnRNP C competes with U2AF65 for binding at polypyrimidine-like sequences within Alu elements; loss of hnRNP C allows U2AF65 to bind these cryptic sites and drive aberrant Alu exon inclusion, demonstrating that hnRNP C acts as a genome-wide sentinel by preventing U2AF65 access.","method":"Quantitative iCLIP (individual-nucleotide resolution CLIP), siRNA knockdown, minigene splicing experiments","journal":"Cell","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — quantitative iCLIP with functional validation by knockdown and minigene, multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["23374342"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":1997,"finding":"U2AF65 is diffusely distributed in the nucleoplasm with additional concentration in nuclear speckles; the RS domain is specifically required for recruitment of U2AF65 to sites of active splicing (demonstrated by adenovirus-infected nuclei), whereas other domains (RNA binding domain, U2AF35-interaction region) are not required for speckle localization.","method":"Immunofluorescence with monoclonal antibody, transient expression of deletion mutants, adenovirus infection model, live-cell imaging","journal":"The Journal of cell biology","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — direct localization with domain deletion mutants, functional consequence linked to specific domain","pmids":["9166400"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2005,"finding":"SF3b155 contains multiple tryptophan-containing ULM sites that are recognized by the U2AF65 UHM domain similarly to SF1; five of seven sites bind U2AF65; the SF1–U2AF65 complex is 3.3 kcal/mol more stable than the SF3b155–U2AF65 complex, consistent with ATP-driven exchange during spliceosome assembly.","method":"Intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, circular dichroism","journal":"Journal of molecular biology","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro thermodynamic and spectroscopic characterization with multiple binding sites mapped","pmids":["16376933"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2006,"finding":"PTB directly competes with U2AF65 for binding to the polypyrimidine tract of the beta-tropomyosin exon 6B; PTB prevents U2 snRNA association at the branch point by displacing U2AF65, as shown by competition experiments and correlation of PTB depletion with increased U2AF65 cross-linking.","method":"UV cross-linking, immunoprecipitation, psoralen cross-linking, PTB siRNA knockdown, in vitro splicing assays","journal":"Molecular and cellular biology","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — multiple orthogonal methods, direct competition demonstrated in vitro and validated by knockdown","pmids":["16982681"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2006,"finding":"Phosphorylation of SF1 on the SPSP motif by the kinase KIS (UHMK1, which contains a UHM domain) enhances SF1 binding to U2AF65 and enhances formation of the ternary SF1–U2AF65–RNA complex; KIS requires its UHM domain to interact with SF1 and efficiently phosphorylate it.","method":"In vitro kinase assay, pull-down, fluorescence binding assays, domain mutagenesis","journal":"The FEBS journal","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro phosphorylation with defined kinase, functional consequence on protein–protein interaction demonstrated","pmids":["16420481"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":1999,"finding":"The solution structures of U2AF65 RBD1 and RBD2 were determined by NMR; RBD2 has a canonical beta1-alpha1-beta2-beta3-alpha2-beta4 topology and its four beta-strands interact with RNA; RBD1 has unique structural features including an elongated α1 helix and an unusually long α1/β2 loop that does not contact RNA and may interact with UAP56.","method":"NMR spectroscopy, chemical shift perturbation","journal":"The EMBO journal","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — NMR solution structures with RNA-interaction mapping, well-characterized protein domains","pmids":["10449418"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2012,"finding":"The SF1–U2AF65 complex undergoes a large conformational change (contraction of ~15 Å in maximum dimension) upon binding splice-site RNA, whereas isolated SF1 or U2AF65 alone show no detectable conformational change with RNA.","method":"Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), ab initio shape restoration","journal":"Journal of molecular biology","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — SAXS with multiple protein complexes compared, single lab","pmids":["21146534"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2013,"finding":"U2AF65 tandem RRMs adopt distinct inter-RRM spacings selected by Py tract sequence variations; RRM1 is more promiscuous for cytosine-containing Py tracts than RRM2; conformational selection from a pre-existing ensemble underlies universal 3' splice site recognition.","method":"X-ray crystallography (six structures), SAXS, site-directed mutagenesis, RNA-binding assays","journal":"Nucleic acids research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — multiple crystal structures plus SAXS and mutagenesis in a single study","pmids":["23376934"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2019,"finding":"OTUB2 directly binds U2AF2 (U2AF65) and acts as a deubiquitinase to stabilize U2AF2 protein by removing its ubiquitin modifications, preventing U2AF2 degradation, which in turn promotes the Warburg effect and AKT/mTOR signaling in NSCLC.","method":"Co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, ubiquitination assay, siRNA knockdown, xenograft tumor model","journal":"Theranostics","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP and functional deubiquitination assay, multiple cellular assays, single lab","pmids":["30662561"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2011,"finding":"U2AF65 binds specifically to expanded CAG repeat RNA via its RRM3 domain; U2AF65 forms an RNA/protein complex with the nuclear export receptor NXF1, serving as an adaptor to link expanded CAG RNA to NXF1 for nuclear export; reduction of U2AF65/U2AF50 function increases nuclear accumulation of expanded CAG RNA and exacerbates CAG RNA toxicity in vivo.","method":"Co-immunoprecipitation, domain deletion analysis (RRM3), Drosophila genetics, RNA-binding assays","journal":"Human molecular genetics","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP with defined domain, in vivo genetic validation, single lab","pmids":["21725067"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2016,"finding":"CD82 suppresses U2AF2-mediated alternative splicing of CD44 by inducing U2AF2 ubiquitination and degradation; U2AF2-mediated CD44v8-10 splicing is required for melanoma cell migration and metastasis.","method":"In vivo and in vitro ubiquitination assays, Co-IP, knockdown/overexpression, in vivo metastasis assay","journal":"Oncogene","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — ubiquitination demonstrated with functional splicing and metastasis outcome, single lab","pmids":["27041584"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2014,"finding":"NMR and SAXS analyses show that multidomain U2AF65 samples a highly anisotropic conformational space dominated by transient, electrostatic interdomain contacts; these contacts are reduced at higher salt concentration; the RNA-bound domain arrangement represents a minority pre-formed state selected by conformational selection.","method":"NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement, SAXS, stochastic conformational sampling","journal":"Journal of the American Chemical Society","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Moderate — NMR + SAXS with mechanistic interpretation, single lab with two orthogonal methods","pmids":["24734879"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2005,"finding":"FRET microscopy in live cells identifies direct interaction sites between U2AF35 and U2AF65 in the cell nucleus; additionally reveals a novel U2AF35 self-interaction confirmed in vitro, suggesting that the U2AF complex stoichiometry in vivo may differ from the expected heterodimer.","method":"FRET microscopy (two approaches), biochemical in vitro binding assays","journal":"RNA","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — FRET plus biochemical validation, single lab, two orthogonal approaches","pmids":["16043505"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2019,"finding":"RS domain of U2AF65 drives liquid-liquid phase separation amplified by intronic RNA with repeated pyrimidine tracts; U2AF65 and CAPERα cooperatively bind the multi-ULM domain of SF3b155 and knockdown of either factor promotes inclusion of cassette exons preceded by repeated pyrimidine-rich motifs.","method":"Phase separation assay, Co-IP, isoform-specific knockdown with splicing readout, interaction domain mapping","journal":"EMBO reports","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — in vitro phase separation and protein interaction with cellular splicing validation, single lab","pmids":["31271494"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2020,"finding":"An autoinhibitory intramolecular interaction mediated by the intrinsically disordered linker between RRM1 and RRM2 of U2AF2 reduces nonproductive binding to weak Py-tract RNAs; mutations that impair linker autoinhibition enhance affinity for weak Py-tracts, promote promiscuous binding, and impair splicing fidelity.","method":"NMR structural biology, iCLIP, mutagenesis, in vitro RNA-binding assays","journal":"PNAS","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — NMR-defined intramolecular contact, mutagenesis, and high-throughput iCLIP validation in multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["32188783"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2020,"finding":"Single-molecule FRET shows that U2AF1 stabilizes a high-FRET closed conformation of U2AF2 RRMs in the absence of RNA; a strong Py tract switches U2AF2 to an open conformation; weak Py tracts produce a mixture; the MDS-associated S34F mutation of U2AF1 modulates this conformational equilibrium.","method":"Single-molecule FRET, structure-guided mutagenesis","journal":"Nucleic acids research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — single-molecule FRET with mutagenesis, mechanistic insight into conformational switching","pmids":["32343311"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2022,"finding":"Crystal structures of U2AF2 bound to central Py tract positions containing cytidine, guanosine, or adenosine show that local RNA flexibility accommodates different nucleotides with little change in the polypeptide backbone; structure-guided mutants confirm tolerance of nucleotide substitutions at the central position, and eCLIP confirms lower sequence conservation at central nucleotide positions in vivo.","method":"X-ray crystallography (multiple structures), molecular dynamics, mutagenesis, RNA-binding assays, eCLIP","journal":"Nucleic acids research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — multiple crystal structures with mutagenesis and in vivo CLIP validation, multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["35524551"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2020,"finding":"Cancer-associated U2AF2 mutations N196K and G301D alter RNA binding affinity (N196K increases, G301D decreases) through distinct structural mechanisms; G301D reduces splicing of a prototypical minigene; both mutations subtly alter endogenous splicing patterns in cells.","method":"X-ray crystallography at 1.4–1.7 Å, surface plasmon resonance, minigene splicing assay, endogenous splicing analysis","journal":"The Journal of biological chemistry","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — high-resolution crystal structures with biochemical and cellular splicing validation","pmids":["33020180"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2021,"finding":"A small molecule (NSC-194308) specifically enhances RNA binding by the U2AF2 subunit by bridging its tandem RRMs via hydrophobic and electrostatic moieties; this inhibits spliceosome progression by stalling assembly at the U2AF2 stage; cancer cells expressing mutant U2AF1 are preferentially killed.","method":"Compound screen, biochemical RNA-binding assay, in vitro splicing assay, computational docking, structure-guided mutagenesis, cell viability assays","journal":"Cell chemical biology","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro reconstitution, mutagenesis, and spliceosome assembly assay with mechanistic detail","pmids":["33689684"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2022,"finding":"The U2AF2 UHM binds a SF3B1 ULM site in a distinctive trajectory (resolved by crystal structure at 1.8 Å) that differs from prior UHM/ULM complexes; key interface residues contribute to co-immunoprecipitation of U2AF2–SF3B1; disruption of the interface alters splicing of representative transcripts; splice sites coregulated by U2AF2–SF3B1 differ from those coregulated by U2AF2–SF1.","method":"X-ray crystallography at 1.8 Å, isothermal titration calorimetry, Co-IP, splicing analysis of endogenous transcripts","journal":"The Journal of biological chemistry","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — crystal structure with ITC, Co-IP, and functional splicing readout, multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["35780835"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2012,"finding":"U2AF65 solution ensemble characterized by SAXS shows a broad range of inter-RRM conformations, with a majority having few RRM–RRM contacts and a subpopulation showing tight interdomain contacts; this diversity allows pre-existing conformational selection by diverse splice sites.","method":"Small-angle X-ray scattering, solution conformational analysis","journal":"Biochemistry","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Moderate — rigorous SAXS analysis, single lab, single method","pmids":["22702716"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2013,"finding":"U2AF65 interacts with and stabilizes TRF1 protein by inhibiting its ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis; U2AF65 competes with Fbx4 E3 ubiquitin ligase for TRF1 binding; siRNA-mediated depletion of U2AF65 reduces TRF1 stability.","method":"In vitro pull-down, Co-IP, ubiquitination assay, siRNA knockdown, protein half-life measurement","journal":"Biochemical and biophysical research communications","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP plus ubiquitination assay and functional degradation assay, single lab","pmids":["24389012"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2018,"finding":"In vitro iCLIP experiments show that U2AF2 alone has lower binding specificity for 3' splice sites; trans-acting RBPs (including FUBP1, CELF6, and PCBP1) enhance U2AF2 recruitment to 3' splice sites and promote clearance of introns; machine learning identified and validated these novel regulators of U2AF2 binding and splicing outcomes.","method":"In vitro iCLIP, mathematical modeling, machine learning, siRNA knockdown with splicing readout","journal":"Genome research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — in vitro iCLIP plus computational modeling and experimental validation, multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["29643205"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2018,"finding":"HNRNPA1 overexpression shifts U2AF2 crosslinking from bona fide 3' splice sites to distal intronic 'decoy' sites (including Alu-derived sequences) for alternative cassette exons, as measured by iCLIP; HNRNPA1 directly interacts with the U2AF heterodimer.","method":"iCLIP in control and HNRNPA1-overexpression cells, direct interaction assay","journal":"Genome research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — iCLIP with direct interaction assay, mechanistic model with genome-wide validation","pmids":["29650551"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2017,"finding":"JMJD6 co-regulates a large set of alternative splicing events with U2AF65 through RNA-dependent interaction; JMJD6 enzymatic activity (lysine hydroxylation of U2AF65) is required for a subset of co-regulated splicing events; both enzymatic activity-dependent and -independent mechanisms contribute to splicing regulation.","method":"RASL-seq, JMJD6 knockout mice, enzymatic activity-dead mutants, co-IP/RNA interaction assays","journal":"Nucleic acids research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — genome-wide splicing screen, in vivo knockout, mechanistic separation of enzymatic vs. scaffolding functions","pmids":["27899633"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2016,"finding":"Crystal and NMR structures of the RBM39 UHM bound to U2AF65 ULM reveal common and discriminating recognition elements compared to U2AF35–U2AF65; the interaction was confirmed by Co-IP from human cell extracts and ITC with purified proteins.","method":"X-ray crystallography, NMR, Co-IP, isothermal titration calorimetry","journal":"Acta crystallographica Section D","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — crystal structure, NMR, ITC, and Co-IP in single study","pmids":["27050129"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2012,"finding":"NMR shows that isolated U2AF35 RRM is intrinsically disordered in solution but adopts a folded tertiary structure upon binding to the N-terminal proline-rich region of U2AF65; the RNA binding domains of U2AF65 are not involved in this interaction.","method":"NMR spectroscopy, protein co-purification","journal":"FEBS letters","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Moderate — NMR structural demonstration, single lab, focused method","pmids":["12297299"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2015,"finding":"MBNL1 activates insulin receptor exon 11 inclusion by binding a downstream intronic enhancer and enhancing U2AF65 binding to the upstream intron 3' splice site, which promotes early spliceosome (complex A) formation; neither the 5' splice site nor exon 11 is required for MBNL1-activated U2AF65 binding.","method":"In vitro splicing assay, complex A formation, UV cross-linking for U2AF65 binding, deletion mutagenesis","journal":"Nucleic acids research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — in vitro splicing reconstitution with spliceosome complex analysis and U2AF65 binding, mechanistically resolved","pmids":["24185704"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2003,"finding":"Hydroxyl radical probing using Fe-EDTA-modified U2AF65 deletion mutants shows that U2AF65 bends the pre-mRNA at the 3' splice site; structural model suggests U2AF65 juxtaposes reactive RNA functionalities to organize the pre-mRNA for spliceosome assembly.","method":"Directed hydroxyl radical probing, Fe-EDTA modification of U2AF65 N-terminus, RNA structural analysis","journal":"The Journal of biological chemistry","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Moderate — direct structural probing, single lab, focused method","pmids":["14506271"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2021,"finding":"U2AF2 binds an ectopic polypyrimidine tract within IL7R exon 6 (adjacent to an exonic branchpoint-like sequence) and recruits U2 snRNP components to the exon, thereby repressing exon 6 inclusion; this binding is enhanced by the MS-risk allele (C at rs6897932) and competes with PTBP1 at the upstream intron 5 PPT.","method":"RNA immunoprecipitation, minigene reporter, siRNA knockdown, cross-linking experiments, evolutionary conservation analysis","journal":"RNA","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — RIP and functional minigene assay, mechanistic model validated, single lab","pmids":["33568552"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2024,"finding":"SIRT4 translocates from mitochondria to nucleus under TGF-β stimulation (via BAX/BAK pore and ERK-mediated phosphorylation at Ser36 enabling importin α1 interaction); nuclear SIRT4 deacetylates U2AF2 at K413, facilitating CCN2 pre-mRNA splicing and promoting renal fibrosis.","method":"Co-IP, subcellular fractionation, deacetylation assay, site-directed mutagenesis, siRNA/knockout mouse models, splicing reporter assay","journal":"eLife","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP with defined modification site, in vivo knockout validation, mechanistic pathway mapped, single lab","pmids":["39495216"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2025,"finding":"Chromatin-bound U2AF2 accumulates in gene bodies of intron-containing genes in a histone H3K36me3-dependent, RNA-independent manner; this chromatin association preferentially targets exons of highly expressed exon-dense genes; chromatin-bound U2AF2 enhances exon selection accuracy and is required for efficient co-transcriptional splicing.","method":"CUT&RUN chromatin profiling, RNase A treatment, knockdown with RNA-seq, histone modification dependence assays","journal":"Molecular cell","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Strong — CUT&RUN with RNase control, knockdown RNA-seq, H3K36me3 dependence, multiple orthogonal methods","pmids":["40315850"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2021,"finding":"AKT-phosphorylated IWS1 regulates U2AF2 exon 2 inclusion via LEDGF/SRSF1 splicing complexes assembled through H3K36me3 deposition; the exon 2-deficient U2AF65 isoform (lacking the RS domain) is defective in CDCA5 pre-mRNA processing, leading to reduced Sororin, impaired ERK phosphorylation, G2/M arrest, and reduced tumor growth.","method":"RNA-seq, RT-PCR, siRNA knockdown, histone modification analysis, cell cycle analysis, xenograft model","journal":"Nature communications","confidence":"Medium","confidence_rationale":"Tier 2 / Moderate — genome-wide sequencing plus targeted validation and in vivo model, single lab","pmids":["34330897"],"is_preprint":false},{"year":2012,"finding":"NMR structure of SF1 N-terminal domain reveals a helix-hairpin that forms a secondary hydrophobic interface with U2AF65 UHM in addition to the known ULM interaction; this helix-hairpin is essential for cooperative ternary SF1–U2AF65–RNA complex formation; SPSP phosphorylation rigidifies the unstructured linker and slightly enhances RNA binding.","method":"NMR spectroscopy, SAXS, mutagenesis, RNA-binding assays","journal":"Nucleic acids research","confidence":"High","confidence_rationale":"Tier 1 / Strong — NMR structure, SAXS, and mutagenesis combined in single study","pmids":["23175611"],"is_preprint":false}],"current_model":"U2AF2 (U2AF65) is an essential pre-mRNA splicing factor that recognizes polypyrimidine tracts adjacent to 3' splice sites via its tandem RRM1/RRM2 domains (which adopt conformational selection between closed and open states modulated by an autoinhibitory disordered linker and by U2AF1), directs its RS domain to contact the branch point to promote U2 snRNA–branch point base pairing, recruits UAP56 (a DEAD-box ATPase) and the Prp19 complex (via direct binding to the phospho-CTD of RNA Pol II) to enable U2 snRNP assembly, exchanges SF1 for SF3B1 during spliceosome maturation through UHM–ULM interactions, undergoes Jmjd6-catalyzed lysyl-hydroxylation and SIRT4-mediated lysyl-deacetylation that modulate its splicing activity, is stabilized by OTUB2 deubiquitination and destabilized by CD82-induced ubiquitination, and also associates with chromatin in an H3K36me3-dependent manner throughout gene bodies to enhance co-transcriptional exon selection accuracy."},"narrative":{"mechanistic_narrative":"U2AF2 (U2AF65) is an essential pre-mRNA splicing factor that defines the 3' splice site by recognizing the intronic polypyrimidine tract and directing the spliceosome to the adjacent branch point [PMID:8781232, PMID:16818232]. Its tandem RRM1–RRM2 domains contact uracil bases through a network of hydrogen bonds, flexible side chains, and ordered waters that adapt to varied pyrimidine sequences, with local RNA flexibility accommodating non-uridine nucleotides at central tract positions [PMID:16818232, PMID:35524551]. These tandem RRMs sample a broad conformational ensemble dominated by transient interdomain contacts, and a strong polypyrimidine tract selects an open, RNA-bound arrangement from this pre-existing distribution—a conformational selection mechanism that underlies universal 3' splice site recognition [PMID:23376934, PMID:24734879, PMID:22702716]. An intrinsically disordered inter-RRM linker imposes autoinhibition that suppresses nonproductive binding to weak tracts and preserves splicing fidelity, while the partner subunit U2AF1 (U2AF35) stabilizes a closed conformation in the absence of RNA [PMID:32188783, PMID:32343311]. U2AF65 functions as a heterodimer with U2AF35, which docks onto a U2AF65 proline-rich region via reciprocal tryptophan contacts, folding the otherwise disordered U2AF35 RRM [PMID:11551507, PMID:12297299]. Beyond RNA contact, the RS domain of U2AF65 directly contacts the branch point to promote U2 snRNA–branch point base pairing and is required for recruitment to sites of active splicing [PMID:8781232, PMID:9166400]. A noncanonical third RRM (UHM) engages tryptophan-containing ULM motifs in successive partners—first SF1/mBBP for cooperative initial branch point recognition, then SF3B1 (SF3b155) during spliceosome maturation, an exchange driven by the lower stability of the SF3b155 complex—and the same UHM is read by additional ULM-bearing proteins including RBM39 [PMID:9512519, PMID:12718882, PMID:16376933, PMID:35780835, PMID:27050129]. U2AF65 nucleates downstream assembly by recruiting the DEAD-box ATPase UAP56 required for stable U2 snRNP–branch point interaction and, through direct binding to the phosphorylated CTD of RNA Pol II, the Prp19 complex to activate co-transcriptional splicing [PMID:9242493, PMID:21536736]. Its access to splice sites is gated competitively by trans-acting RBPs—MBNL1, PTB, hnRNP C, and HNRNPA1 either block or redirect U2AF65 binding, while FUBP1, CELF6, and PCBP1 enhance its recruitment—coupling exon choice to a competitive regulatory landscape [PMID:19470458, PMID:23374342, PMID:16982681, PMID:29643205, PMID:29650551]. U2AF2 activity is further tuned by post-translational modification, including Jmjd6-catalyzed lysyl hydroxylation and SIRT4-mediated lysyl deacetylation, and by ubiquitin-dependent control of its abundance through OTUB2 stabilization and CD82-induced degradation [PMID:19574390, PMID:27899633, PMID:39495216, PMID:30662561, PMID:27041584]. U2AF2 also associates with chromatin in gene bodies in an H3K36me3-dependent, RNA-independent manner, enhancing the accuracy of co-transcriptional exon selection [PMID:40315850].","teleology":[{"year":1992,"claim":"Established that 3' splice site recognition by U2AF65 is not autonomous but coupled to downstream 5' splice site recognition, defining exon-bridging communication across the spliceosome.","evidence":"UV cross-linking and co-purification showing U1 snRNP-dependent enhancement of U2AF65 binding to an upstream 3' splice site","pmids":["1285125"],"confidence":"High","gaps":["Did not identify the molecular bridge mediating cross-exon communication","Mechanism of U1 snRNP-to-U2AF65 signaling unresolved"]},{"year":1996,"claim":"Resolved how U2AF65 actively promotes branch point usage, showing the RS domain directly contacts the branch point to drive U2 snRNA pairing rather than acting only as a polypyrimidine anchor.","evidence":"In vitro splicing assays with RS-domain mutagenesis 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flexible side chains and bound water molecules allow adaptation to varied pyrimidine sequences.\",\n      \"method\": \"X-ray crystallography at 2.5 Å, surface plasmon resonance with site-directed mutants\",\n      \"journal\": \"Molecular cell\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — crystal structure with functional mutagenesis validation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"16818232\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2009,\n      \"finding\": \"Jmjd6, an Fe(II)- and 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, catalyzes lysyl-5-hydroxylation of U2AF65; Jmjd6 is nuclear and alters alternative RNA splicing of a subset of endogenous and reporter genes, supporting a functional role in splicing regulation.\",\n      \"method\": \"Mass spectrometry identification of hydroxylated lysine, in vitro hydroxylation assay, siRNA knockdown, minigene splicing reporters\",\n      \"journal\": \"Science\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — biochemical identification of PTM with writer enzyme, functional splicing assay, multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"19574390\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2009,\n      \"finding\": \"MBNL1 controls splicing of cardiac troponin T exon 5 by competing directly with U2AF65 for binding to the 3' end of intron 4; MBNL1 binds a stem-loop structure while U2AF65 requires single-stranded RNA at the same region, and stabilizing the stem-loop decreases U2AF65 affinity and represses exon inclusion.\",\n      \"method\": \"In vitro RNA-binding competition assays, UV cross-linking, structure-stabilizing mutations, splicing assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"PNAS\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro reconstitution, mutagenesis, and structural competition assays in single study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"19470458\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2011,\n      \"finding\": \"U2AF65 binds directly to the phosphorylated CTD of RNA Pol II, and this interaction recruits U2AF65 and the Prp19 complex (PRP19C) to the pre-mRNA to activate CTD-dependent splicing; the U2AF65–PRP19C interaction is required for this activation.\",\n      \"method\": \"Biochemical purification, in vitro binding to phospho-CTD, Co-IP in vivo, in vitro splicing complementation assay\",\n      \"journal\": \"Genes & development\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — reciprocal Co-IP, direct binding assay, in vitro complementation, multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"21536736\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2013,\n      \"finding\": \"hnRNP C competes with U2AF65 for binding at polypyrimidine-like sequences within Alu elements; loss of hnRNP C allows U2AF65 to bind these cryptic sites and drive aberrant Alu exon inclusion, demonstrating that hnRNP C acts as a genome-wide sentinel by preventing U2AF65 access.\",\n      \"method\": \"Quantitative iCLIP (individual-nucleotide resolution CLIP), siRNA knockdown, minigene splicing experiments\",\n      \"journal\": \"Cell\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — quantitative iCLIP with functional validation by knockdown and minigene, multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"23374342\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 1997,\n      \"finding\": \"U2AF65 is diffusely distributed in the nucleoplasm with additional concentration in nuclear speckles; the RS domain is specifically required for recruitment of U2AF65 to sites of active splicing (demonstrated by adenovirus-infected nuclei), whereas other domains (RNA binding domain, U2AF35-interaction region) are not required for speckle localization.\",\n      \"method\": \"Immunofluorescence with monoclonal antibody, transient expression of deletion mutants, adenovirus infection model, live-cell imaging\",\n      \"journal\": \"The Journal of cell biology\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — direct localization with domain deletion mutants, functional consequence linked to specific domain\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"9166400\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2005,\n      \"finding\": \"SF3b155 contains multiple tryptophan-containing ULM sites that are recognized by the U2AF65 UHM domain similarly to SF1; five of seven sites bind U2AF65; the SF1–U2AF65 complex is 3.3 kcal/mol more stable than the SF3b155–U2AF65 complex, consistent with ATP-driven exchange during spliceosome assembly.\",\n      \"method\": \"Intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, circular dichroism\",\n      \"journal\": \"Journal of molecular biology\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro thermodynamic and spectroscopic characterization with multiple binding sites mapped\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"16376933\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2006,\n      \"finding\": \"PTB directly competes with U2AF65 for binding to the polypyrimidine tract of the beta-tropomyosin exon 6B; PTB prevents U2 snRNA association at the branch point by displacing U2AF65, as shown by competition experiments and correlation of PTB depletion with increased U2AF65 cross-linking.\",\n      \"method\": \"UV cross-linking, immunoprecipitation, psoralen cross-linking, PTB siRNA knockdown, in vitro splicing assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Molecular and cellular biology\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — multiple orthogonal methods, direct competition demonstrated in vitro and validated by knockdown\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"16982681\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2006,\n      \"finding\": \"Phosphorylation of SF1 on the SPSP motif by the kinase KIS (UHMK1, which contains a UHM domain) enhances SF1 binding to U2AF65 and enhances formation of the ternary SF1–U2AF65–RNA complex; KIS requires its UHM domain to interact with SF1 and efficiently phosphorylate it.\",\n      \"method\": \"In vitro kinase assay, pull-down, fluorescence binding assays, domain mutagenesis\",\n      \"journal\": \"The FEBS journal\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro phosphorylation with defined kinase, functional consequence on protein–protein interaction demonstrated\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"16420481\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 1999,\n      \"finding\": \"The solution structures of U2AF65 RBD1 and RBD2 were determined by NMR; RBD2 has a canonical beta1-alpha1-beta2-beta3-alpha2-beta4 topology and its four beta-strands interact with RNA; RBD1 has unique structural features including an elongated α1 helix and an unusually long α1/β2 loop that does not contact RNA and may interact with UAP56.\",\n      \"method\": \"NMR spectroscopy, chemical shift perturbation\",\n      \"journal\": \"The EMBO journal\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — NMR solution structures with RNA-interaction mapping, well-characterized protein domains\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"10449418\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2012,\n      \"finding\": \"The SF1–U2AF65 complex undergoes a large conformational change (contraction of ~15 Å in maximum dimension) upon binding splice-site RNA, whereas isolated SF1 or U2AF65 alone show no detectable conformational change with RNA.\",\n      \"method\": \"Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), ab initio shape restoration\",\n      \"journal\": \"Journal of molecular biology\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — SAXS with multiple protein complexes compared, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"21146534\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2013,\n      \"finding\": \"U2AF65 tandem RRMs adopt distinct inter-RRM spacings selected by Py tract sequence variations; RRM1 is more promiscuous for cytosine-containing Py tracts than RRM2; conformational selection from a pre-existing ensemble underlies universal 3' splice site recognition.\",\n      \"method\": \"X-ray crystallography (six structures), SAXS, site-directed mutagenesis, RNA-binding assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Nucleic acids research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — multiple crystal structures plus SAXS and mutagenesis in a single study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"23376934\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"finding\": \"OTUB2 directly binds U2AF2 (U2AF65) and acts as a deubiquitinase to stabilize U2AF2 protein by removing its ubiquitin modifications, preventing U2AF2 degradation, which in turn promotes the Warburg effect and AKT/mTOR signaling in NSCLC.\",\n      \"method\": \"Co-immunoprecipitation, mass spectrometry, ubiquitination assay, siRNA knockdown, xenograft tumor model\",\n      \"journal\": \"Theranostics\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP and functional deubiquitination assay, multiple cellular assays, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"30662561\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2011,\n      \"finding\": \"U2AF65 binds specifically to expanded CAG repeat RNA via its RRM3 domain; U2AF65 forms an RNA/protein complex with the nuclear export receptor NXF1, serving as an adaptor to link expanded CAG RNA to NXF1 for nuclear export; reduction of U2AF65/U2AF50 function increases nuclear accumulation of expanded CAG RNA and exacerbates CAG RNA toxicity in vivo.\",\n      \"method\": \"Co-immunoprecipitation, domain deletion analysis (RRM3), Drosophila genetics, RNA-binding assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Human molecular genetics\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP with defined domain, in vivo genetic validation, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"21725067\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2016,\n      \"finding\": \"CD82 suppresses U2AF2-mediated alternative splicing of CD44 by inducing U2AF2 ubiquitination and degradation; U2AF2-mediated CD44v8-10 splicing is required for melanoma cell migration and metastasis.\",\n      \"method\": \"In vivo and in vitro ubiquitination assays, Co-IP, knockdown/overexpression, in vivo metastasis assay\",\n      \"journal\": \"Oncogene\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — ubiquitination demonstrated with functional splicing and metastasis outcome, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"27041584\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2014,\n      \"finding\": \"NMR and SAXS analyses show that multidomain U2AF65 samples a highly anisotropic conformational space dominated by transient, electrostatic interdomain contacts; these contacts are reduced at higher salt concentration; the RNA-bound domain arrangement represents a minority pre-formed state selected by conformational selection.\",\n      \"method\": \"NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement, SAXS, stochastic conformational sampling\",\n      \"journal\": \"Journal of the American Chemical Society\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Moderate — NMR + SAXS with mechanistic interpretation, single lab with two orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"24734879\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2005,\n      \"finding\": \"FRET microscopy in live cells identifies direct interaction sites between U2AF35 and U2AF65 in the cell nucleus; additionally reveals a novel U2AF35 self-interaction confirmed in vitro, suggesting that the U2AF complex stoichiometry in vivo may differ from the expected heterodimer.\",\n      \"method\": \"FRET microscopy (two approaches), biochemical in vitro binding assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"RNA\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — FRET plus biochemical validation, single lab, two orthogonal approaches\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"16043505\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2019,\n      \"finding\": \"RS domain of U2AF65 drives liquid-liquid phase separation amplified by intronic RNA with repeated pyrimidine tracts; U2AF65 and CAPERα cooperatively bind the multi-ULM domain of SF3b155 and knockdown of either factor promotes inclusion of cassette exons preceded by repeated pyrimidine-rich motifs.\",\n      \"method\": \"Phase separation assay, Co-IP, isoform-specific knockdown with splicing readout, interaction domain mapping\",\n      \"journal\": \"EMBO reports\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — in vitro phase separation and protein interaction with cellular splicing validation, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"31271494\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2020,\n      \"finding\": \"An autoinhibitory intramolecular interaction mediated by the intrinsically disordered linker between RRM1 and RRM2 of U2AF2 reduces nonproductive binding to weak Py-tract RNAs; mutations that impair linker autoinhibition enhance affinity for weak Py-tracts, promote promiscuous binding, and impair splicing fidelity.\",\n      \"method\": \"NMR structural biology, iCLIP, mutagenesis, in vitro RNA-binding assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"PNAS\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — NMR-defined intramolecular contact, mutagenesis, and high-throughput iCLIP validation in multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"32188783\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2020,\n      \"finding\": \"Single-molecule FRET shows that U2AF1 stabilizes a high-FRET closed conformation of U2AF2 RRMs in the absence of RNA; a strong Py tract switches U2AF2 to an open conformation; weak Py tracts produce a mixture; the MDS-associated S34F mutation of U2AF1 modulates this conformational equilibrium.\",\n      \"method\": \"Single-molecule FRET, structure-guided mutagenesis\",\n      \"journal\": \"Nucleic acids research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — single-molecule FRET with mutagenesis, mechanistic insight into conformational switching\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"32343311\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2022,\n      \"finding\": \"Crystal structures of U2AF2 bound to central Py tract positions containing cytidine, guanosine, or adenosine show that local RNA flexibility accommodates different nucleotides with little change in the polypeptide backbone; structure-guided mutants confirm tolerance of nucleotide substitutions at the central position, and eCLIP confirms lower sequence conservation at central nucleotide positions in vivo.\",\n      \"method\": \"X-ray crystallography (multiple structures), molecular dynamics, mutagenesis, RNA-binding assays, eCLIP\",\n      \"journal\": \"Nucleic acids research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — multiple crystal structures with mutagenesis and in vivo CLIP validation, multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"35524551\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2020,\n      \"finding\": \"Cancer-associated U2AF2 mutations N196K and G301D alter RNA binding affinity (N196K increases, G301D decreases) through distinct structural mechanisms; G301D reduces splicing of a prototypical minigene; both mutations subtly alter endogenous splicing patterns in cells.\",\n      \"method\": \"X-ray crystallography at 1.4–1.7 Å, surface plasmon resonance, minigene splicing assay, endogenous splicing analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"The Journal of biological chemistry\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — high-resolution crystal structures with biochemical and cellular splicing validation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"33020180\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2021,\n      \"finding\": \"A small molecule (NSC-194308) specifically enhances RNA binding by the U2AF2 subunit by bridging its tandem RRMs via hydrophobic and electrostatic moieties; this inhibits spliceosome progression by stalling assembly at the U2AF2 stage; cancer cells expressing mutant U2AF1 are preferentially killed.\",\n      \"method\": \"Compound screen, biochemical RNA-binding assay, in vitro splicing assay, computational docking, structure-guided mutagenesis, cell viability assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Cell chemical biology\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — in vitro reconstitution, mutagenesis, and spliceosome assembly assay with mechanistic detail\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"33689684\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2022,\n      \"finding\": \"The U2AF2 UHM binds a SF3B1 ULM site in a distinctive trajectory (resolved by crystal structure at 1.8 Å) that differs from prior UHM/ULM complexes; key interface residues contribute to co-immunoprecipitation of U2AF2–SF3B1; disruption of the interface alters splicing of representative transcripts; splice sites coregulated by U2AF2–SF3B1 differ from those coregulated by U2AF2–SF1.\",\n      \"method\": \"X-ray crystallography at 1.8 Å, isothermal titration calorimetry, Co-IP, splicing analysis of endogenous transcripts\",\n      \"journal\": \"The Journal of biological chemistry\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — crystal structure with ITC, Co-IP, and functional splicing readout, multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"35780835\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2012,\n      \"finding\": \"U2AF65 solution ensemble characterized by SAXS shows a broad range of inter-RRM conformations, with a majority having few RRM–RRM contacts and a subpopulation showing tight interdomain contacts; this diversity allows pre-existing conformational selection by diverse splice sites.\",\n      \"method\": \"Small-angle X-ray scattering, solution conformational analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"Biochemistry\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Moderate — rigorous SAXS analysis, single lab, single method\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"22702716\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2013,\n      \"finding\": \"U2AF65 interacts with and stabilizes TRF1 protein by inhibiting its ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis; U2AF65 competes with Fbx4 E3 ubiquitin ligase for TRF1 binding; siRNA-mediated depletion of U2AF65 reduces TRF1 stability.\",\n      \"method\": \"In vitro pull-down, Co-IP, ubiquitination assay, siRNA knockdown, protein half-life measurement\",\n      \"journal\": \"Biochemical and biophysical research communications\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP plus ubiquitination assay and functional degradation assay, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"24389012\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2018,\n      \"finding\": \"In vitro iCLIP experiments show that U2AF2 alone has lower binding specificity for 3' splice sites; trans-acting RBPs (including FUBP1, CELF6, and PCBP1) enhance U2AF2 recruitment to 3' splice sites and promote clearance of introns; machine learning identified and validated these novel regulators of U2AF2 binding and splicing outcomes.\",\n      \"method\": \"In vitro iCLIP, mathematical modeling, machine learning, siRNA knockdown with splicing readout\",\n      \"journal\": \"Genome research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — in vitro iCLIP plus computational modeling and experimental validation, multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"29643205\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2018,\n      \"finding\": \"HNRNPA1 overexpression shifts U2AF2 crosslinking from bona fide 3' splice sites to distal intronic 'decoy' sites (including Alu-derived sequences) for alternative cassette exons, as measured by iCLIP; HNRNPA1 directly interacts with the U2AF heterodimer.\",\n      \"method\": \"iCLIP in control and HNRNPA1-overexpression cells, direct interaction assay\",\n      \"journal\": \"Genome research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — iCLIP with direct interaction assay, mechanistic model with genome-wide validation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"29650551\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2017,\n      \"finding\": \"JMJD6 co-regulates a large set of alternative splicing events with U2AF65 through RNA-dependent interaction; JMJD6 enzymatic activity (lysine hydroxylation of U2AF65) is required for a subset of co-regulated splicing events; both enzymatic activity-dependent and -independent mechanisms contribute to splicing regulation.\",\n      \"method\": \"RASL-seq, JMJD6 knockout mice, enzymatic activity-dead mutants, co-IP/RNA interaction assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Nucleic acids research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — genome-wide splicing screen, in vivo knockout, mechanistic separation of enzymatic vs. scaffolding functions\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"27899633\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2016,\n      \"finding\": \"Crystal and NMR structures of the RBM39 UHM bound to U2AF65 ULM reveal common and discriminating recognition elements compared to U2AF35–U2AF65; the interaction was confirmed by Co-IP from human cell extracts and ITC with purified proteins.\",\n      \"method\": \"X-ray crystallography, NMR, Co-IP, isothermal titration calorimetry\",\n      \"journal\": \"Acta crystallographica Section D\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — crystal structure, NMR, ITC, and Co-IP in single study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"27050129\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2012,\n      \"finding\": \"NMR shows that isolated U2AF35 RRM is intrinsically disordered in solution but adopts a folded tertiary structure upon binding to the N-terminal proline-rich region of U2AF65; the RNA binding domains of U2AF65 are not involved in this interaction.\",\n      \"method\": \"NMR spectroscopy, protein co-purification\",\n      \"journal\": \"FEBS letters\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Moderate — NMR structural demonstration, single lab, focused method\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"12297299\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2015,\n      \"finding\": \"MBNL1 activates insulin receptor exon 11 inclusion by binding a downstream intronic enhancer and enhancing U2AF65 binding to the upstream intron 3' splice site, which promotes early spliceosome (complex A) formation; neither the 5' splice site nor exon 11 is required for MBNL1-activated U2AF65 binding.\",\n      \"method\": \"In vitro splicing assay, complex A formation, UV cross-linking for U2AF65 binding, deletion mutagenesis\",\n      \"journal\": \"Nucleic acids research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — in vitro splicing reconstitution with spliceosome complex analysis and U2AF65 binding, mechanistically resolved\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"24185704\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2003,\n      \"finding\": \"Hydroxyl radical probing using Fe-EDTA-modified U2AF65 deletion mutants shows that U2AF65 bends the pre-mRNA at the 3' splice site; structural model suggests U2AF65 juxtaposes reactive RNA functionalities to organize the pre-mRNA for spliceosome assembly.\",\n      \"method\": \"Directed hydroxyl radical probing, Fe-EDTA modification of U2AF65 N-terminus, RNA structural analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"The Journal of biological chemistry\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Moderate — direct structural probing, single lab, focused method\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"14506271\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2021,\n      \"finding\": \"U2AF2 binds an ectopic polypyrimidine tract within IL7R exon 6 (adjacent to an exonic branchpoint-like sequence) and recruits U2 snRNP components to the exon, thereby repressing exon 6 inclusion; this binding is enhanced by the MS-risk allele (C at rs6897932) and competes with PTBP1 at the upstream intron 5 PPT.\",\n      \"method\": \"RNA immunoprecipitation, minigene reporter, siRNA knockdown, cross-linking experiments, evolutionary conservation analysis\",\n      \"journal\": \"RNA\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — RIP and functional minigene assay, mechanistic model validated, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"33568552\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2024,\n      \"finding\": \"SIRT4 translocates from mitochondria to nucleus under TGF-β stimulation (via BAX/BAK pore and ERK-mediated phosphorylation at Ser36 enabling importin α1 interaction); nuclear SIRT4 deacetylates U2AF2 at K413, facilitating CCN2 pre-mRNA splicing and promoting renal fibrosis.\",\n      \"method\": \"Co-IP, subcellular fractionation, deacetylation assay, site-directed mutagenesis, siRNA/knockout mouse models, splicing reporter assay\",\n      \"journal\": \"eLife\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — Co-IP with defined modification site, in vivo knockout validation, mechanistic pathway mapped, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"39495216\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"finding\": \"Chromatin-bound U2AF2 accumulates in gene bodies of intron-containing genes in a histone H3K36me3-dependent, RNA-independent manner; this chromatin association preferentially targets exons of highly expressed exon-dense genes; chromatin-bound U2AF2 enhances exon selection accuracy and is required for efficient co-transcriptional splicing.\",\n      \"method\": \"CUT&RUN chromatin profiling, RNase A treatment, knockdown with RNA-seq, histone modification dependence assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Molecular cell\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Strong — CUT&RUN with RNase control, knockdown RNA-seq, H3K36me3 dependence, multiple orthogonal methods\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40315850\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2021,\n      \"finding\": \"AKT-phosphorylated IWS1 regulates U2AF2 exon 2 inclusion via LEDGF/SRSF1 splicing complexes assembled through H3K36me3 deposition; the exon 2-deficient U2AF65 isoform (lacking the RS domain) is defective in CDCA5 pre-mRNA processing, leading to reduced Sororin, impaired ERK phosphorylation, G2/M arrest, and reduced tumor growth.\",\n      \"method\": \"RNA-seq, RT-PCR, siRNA knockdown, histone modification analysis, cell cycle analysis, xenograft model\",\n      \"journal\": \"Nature communications\",\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 2 / Moderate — genome-wide sequencing plus targeted validation and in vivo model, single lab\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"34330897\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2012,\n      \"finding\": \"NMR structure of SF1 N-terminal domain reveals a helix-hairpin that forms a secondary hydrophobic interface with U2AF65 UHM in addition to the known ULM interaction; this helix-hairpin is essential for cooperative ternary SF1–U2AF65–RNA complex formation; SPSP phosphorylation rigidifies the unstructured linker and slightly enhances RNA binding.\",\n      \"method\": \"NMR spectroscopy, SAXS, mutagenesis, RNA-binding assays\",\n      \"journal\": \"Nucleic acids research\",\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"confidence_rationale\": \"Tier 1 / Strong — NMR structure, SAXS, and mutagenesis combined in single study\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"23175611\"],\n      \"is_preprint\": false\n    }\n  ],\n  \"current_model\": \"U2AF2 (U2AF65) is an essential pre-mRNA splicing factor that recognizes polypyrimidine tracts adjacent to 3' splice sites via its tandem RRM1/RRM2 domains (which adopt conformational selection between closed and open states modulated by an autoinhibitory disordered linker and by U2AF1), directs its RS domain to contact the branch point to promote U2 snRNA–branch point base pairing, recruits UAP56 (a DEAD-box ATPase) and the Prp19 complex (via direct binding to the phospho-CTD of RNA Pol II) to enable U2 snRNP assembly, exchanges SF1 for SF3B1 during spliceosome maturation through UHM–ULM interactions, undergoes Jmjd6-catalyzed lysyl-hydroxylation and SIRT4-mediated lysyl-deacetylation that modulate its splicing activity, is stabilized by OTUB2 deubiquitination and destabilized by CD82-induced ubiquitination, and also associates with chromatin in an H3K36me3-dependent manner throughout gene bodies to enhance co-transcriptional exon selection accuracy.\"\n}\n```","stage2_raw":"{\n  \"mechanistic_narrative\": \"U2AF2 (U2AF65) is an essential pre-mRNA splicing factor that defines the 3' splice site by recognizing the intronic polypyrimidine tract and directing the spliceosome to the adjacent branch point [#0, #7]. Its tandem RRM1–RRM2 domains contact uracil bases through a network of hydrogen bonds, flexible side chains, and ordered waters that adapt to varied pyrimidine sequences, with local RNA flexibility accommodating non-uridine nucleotides at central tract positions [#7, #27]. These tandem RRMs sample a broad conformational ensemble dominated by transient interdomain contacts, and a strong polypyrimidine tract selects an open, RNA-bound arrangement from this pre-existing distribution—a conformational selection mechanism that underlies universal 3' splice site recognition [#18, #22, #31]. An intrinsically disordered inter-RRM linker imposes autoinhibition that suppresses nonproductive binding to weak tracts and preserves splicing fidelity, while the partner subunit U2AF1 (U2AF35) stabilizes a closed conformation in the absence of RNA [#25, #26]. U2AF65 functions as a heterodimer with U2AF35, which docks onto a U2AF65 proline-rich region via reciprocal tryptophan contacts, folding the otherwise disordered U2AF35 RRM [#5, #37]. Beyond RNA contact, the RS domain of U2AF65 directly contacts the branch point to promote U2 snRNA–branch point base pairing and is required for recruitment to sites of active splicing [#0, #12]. A noncanonical third RRM (UHM) engages tryptophan-containing ULM motifs in successive partners—first SF1/mBBP for cooperative initial branch point recognition, then SF3B1 (SF3b155) during spliceosome maturation, an exchange driven by the lower stability of the SF3b155 complex—and the same UHM is read by additional ULM-bearing proteins including RBM39 [#4, #6, #13, #30, #36]. U2AF65 nucleates downstream assembly by recruiting the DEAD-box ATPase UAP56 required for stable U2 snRNP–branch point interaction and, through direct binding to the phosphorylated CTD of RNA Pol II, the Prp19 complex to activate co-transcriptional splicing [#2, #10]. Its access to splice sites is gated competitively by trans-acting RBPs—MBNL1, PTB, hnRNP C, and HNRNPA1 either block or redirect U2AF65 binding, while FUBP1, CELF6, and PCBP1 enhance its recruitment—coupling exon choice to a competitive regulatory landscape [#9, #11, #14, #33, #34]. U2AF2 activity is further tuned by post-translational modification, including Jmjd6-catalyzed lysyl hydroxylation and SIRT4-mediated lysyl deacetylation, and by ubiquitin-dependent control of its abundance through OTUB2 stabilization and CD82-induced degradation [#8, #35, #41, #19, #21]. U2AF2 also associates with chromatin in gene bodies in an H3K36me3-dependent, RNA-independent manner, enhancing the accuracy of co-transcriptional exon selection [#42].\",\n  \"teleology\": [\n    {\n      \"year\": 1992,\n      \"claim\": \"Established that 3' splice site recognition by U2AF65 is not autonomous but coupled to downstream 5' splice site recognition, defining exon-bridging communication across the spliceosome.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"UV cross-linking and co-purification showing U1 snRNP-dependent enhancement of U2AF65 binding to an upstream 3' splice site\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"1285125\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Did not identify the molecular bridge mediating cross-exon communication\", \"Mechanism of U1 snRNP-to-U2AF65 signaling unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 1996,\n      \"claim\": \"Resolved how U2AF65 actively promotes branch point usage, showing the RS domain directly contacts the branch point to drive U2 snRNA pairing rather than acting only as a polypyrimidine anchor.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vitro splicing assays with RS-domain mutagenesis and UV cross-linking\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"8781232\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Structural basis of RS-domain–RNA contact not defined\", \"Did not address RS-domain phosphorylation state\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 1997,\n      \"claim\": \"Identified the ATP-dependent step downstream of U2AF65 binding by showing it recruits the DEAD-box helicase UAP56 required for stable U2 snRNP–branch point engagement.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Affinity purification, cloning, and in vitro splicing complementation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"9242493\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Precise RNA/protein substrate of UAP56 ATPase unresolved\", \"Structural interface with U2AF65 not mapped\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 1998,\n      \"claim\": \"Defined the protein-protein logic of initial branch point recognition, showing the U2AF65 UHM recruits SF1/mBBP for cooperative RNA binding.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vitro binding, cooperative RNA-binding assays, and deletion mutagenesis\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"9512519\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Did not yet provide atomic structure of the UHM–ULM interface\", \"In vivo consequence of cooperative binding not measured\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2003,\n      \"claim\": \"Provided atomic and topological detail of the U2AF heterodimer and the UHM–ULM recognition mode, establishing how U2AF65 reads tryptophan-containing peptides and how it bends pre-mRNA at the 3' splice site.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"X-ray crystallography of the U2AF heterodimer, NMR/crystal structure of UHM–SF1 peptide, and directed hydroxyl radical probing\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"11551507\", \"12718882\", \"14506271\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"RNA-bending model derived from probing, not a co-complex structure\", \"Dynamics of UHM partner exchange not addressed\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2006,\n      \"claim\": \"Explained how a single factor recognizes degenerate polypyrimidine tracts, showing adaptable RRM1–RRM2 contacts and ordered waters accommodate sequence variation.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Crystal structure of RRM1–RRM2 bound to poly-U7 RNA with SPR validation of mutants\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"16818232\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Did not capture the full conformational range of tandem RRMs\", \"Non-uridine accommodation not yet structurally tested\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2006,\n      \"claim\": \"Established the UHM exchange and regulation logic during early assembly: SF3b155 presents multiple competing ULM sites, and SF1 phosphorylation by KIS/UHMK1 enhances the SF1–U2AF65 interaction.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Thermodynamic/spectroscopic ULM mapping and in vitro kinase assays with domain mutagenesis\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"16376933\", \"16420481\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Cellular trigger for SF1-to-SF3b155 exchange timing not defined\", \"Whether KIS phosphorylation operates in vivo on endogenous transcripts not shown\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2009,\n      \"claim\": \"Revealed post-translational and competitive regulation of U2AF65 activity through Jmjd6-catalyzed lysyl hydroxylation and MBNL1 structure-based competition at shared RNA elements.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Mass spectrometry, in vitro hydroxylation, knockdown with minigene reporters, and RNA-binding competition assays\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"19574390\", \"19470458\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Functional consequence of specific hydroxylated residues not pinpointed\", \"Genome-wide scope of MBNL1 competition not yet mapped\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2011,\n      \"claim\": \"Connected U2AF65 to co-transcriptional splicing by demonstrating direct binding to the Pol II phospho-CTD to recruit the Prp19 complex.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Biochemical purification, in vitro phospho-CTD binding, in vivo Co-IP, and in vitro splicing complementation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"21536736\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Structural basis of the CTD–U2AF65 contact not resolved\", \"Dependence on CTD phosphorylation pattern not dissected\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2013,\n      \"claim\": \"Generalized the conformational-selection model and showed genome-wide competitive gating, with hnRNP C acting as a sentinel preventing U2AF65 binding at cryptic Alu polypyrimidine sites.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"Six crystal structures plus SAXS and mutagenesis for tandem-RRM spacing, and quantitative iCLIP with knockdown/minigene validation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"23376934\", \"23374342\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Did not quantify the equilibrium populations of each RRM spacing in cells\", \"Other genome-wide competitors not yet catalogued\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2014,\n      \"claim\": \"Detailed the solution dynamics of multidomain U2AF65, showing transient electrostatic interdomain contacts and a minority pre-formed RNA-competent state.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"NMR paramagnetic relaxation enhancement and SAXS with stochastic conformational sampling\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"24734879\", \"22702716\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Single-lab conformational interpretation\", \"Functional readout of altered interdomain contacts not directly tested\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2018,\n      \"claim\": \"Showed that U2AF2's intrinsic specificity is low and is sharpened or redirected by trans-acting RBPs, defining a combinatorial code for 3' splice site selection.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"In vitro iCLIP with machine learning identifying FUBP1/CELF6/PCBP1 enhancers, and iCLIP in HNRNPA1-overexpression cells showing decoy-site redirection\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"29643205\", \"29650551\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Mechanism by which each cofactor alters U2AF2 binding kinetics not resolved\", \"Generality across cell types not established\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2020,\n      \"claim\": \"Resolved the autoinhibition and partner-driven conformational switching that govern fidelity, showing the disordered linker suppresses weak-tract binding and U2AF1 stabilizes a closed RRM state switched open by strong tracts.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"NMR with iCLIP and mutagenesis (linker autoinhibition) and single-molecule FRET with structure-guided mutants (U2AF1-modulated conformation)\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"32188783\", \"32343311\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"How disease U2AF1 mutations reshape the equilibrium mechanistically not fully resolved\", \"Linkage between conformation and downstream assembly kinetics not measured\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2022,\n      \"claim\": \"Distinguished U2AF2 partner-specific UHM trajectories and the structural basis for promiscuous central-nucleotide tolerance, linking distinct partner complexes to distinct regulated splice sites.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"High-resolution crystal structures of U2AF2–SF3B1 and of U2AF2 bound to non-U central positions, with ITC, Co-IP, MD, and eCLIP/splicing validation\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"35780835\", \"35524551\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"In vivo timing of SF1- versus SF3B1-directed splicing programs not established\", \"Did not resolve full ternary assembly intermediates\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": 2025,\n      \"claim\": \"Extended U2AF2 function beyond soluble spliceosome assembly to a chromatin-tethered, H3K36me3-dependent role that improves co-transcriptional exon selection accuracy.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"CUT&RUN with RNase control, knockdown RNA-seq, and histone-modification dependence assays\",\n      \"pmids\": [\"40315850\"],\n      \"confidence\": \"High\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"Reader/adaptor linking U2AF2 to H3K36me3 not identified\", \"Relationship between chromatin pool and soluble assembly pool unresolved\"]\n    },\n    {\n      \"year\": null,\n      \"claim\": \"How the many regulatory layers — conformational selection, UHM partner exchange, competing RBPs, post-translational modifications, ubiquitin-dependent turnover, and chromatin tethering — are integrated in real time at a single splice site remains unresolved.\",\n      \"evidence\": \"\",\n      \"pmids\": [],\n      \"confidence\": \"Medium\",\n      \"gaps\": [\"No unified kinetic model coupling conformation, partner exchange, and chromatin context\", \"Causal hierarchy among PTMs and turnover signals not established\", \"Reader linking chromatin-bound U2AF2 to H3K36me3 unknown\"]\n    }\n  ],\n  \"mechanism_profile\": {\n    \"molecular_activity\": [\n      {\"term_id\": \"GO:0003723\", \"supporting_discovery_ids\": [0, 7, 16, 18, 25, 27]},\n      {\"term_id\": 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