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Sm protein D2 The eukaryotic Sm proteins (B/B', D1, D2, D3, E, F and G) assemble into a hetero-heptameric ring around the Sm site of the 2,2,7-trimethyl guanosine (m3G) capped U1, U2, U4 and U5 snRNAs (Sm snRNAs) forming the core of the snRNP particle. The snRNP particle, in turn, assembles with other components onto the pre-mRNA to form the spliceosome which is responsible for the excision of introns and the ligation of exons. Members of this family share a highly conserved Sm fold containing an N-terminal helix followed by a strongly bent five-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet. Sm subunit D2 heterodimerizes with subunit D1 and three such heterodimers form a hexameric ring structure with alternating D1 and D2 subunits. The D1 - D2 heterodimer also assembles into a heptameric ring containing D2, D3, E, F, and G subunits.
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