This domain corresponds to the C-terminal region of SF3a60 subunit (Prp9 in yeast counterpart) from the highly conserved heterotrimeric complex SF3a found in eukaryotes. It is essential for pre-mRNA splicing that functions in spliceosome assembly within the mature U2 snRNP (small ribonucleoprotein particle). This domain has two conserved sequence motifs: PIP and CEICG. It contains a zinc-finger domain of the C2H2-type which might be important for RNA binding and protein-protein interactions with components of the SF3b complex [1].

1: Structure and assembly of the SF3a splicing factor complex of U2 snRNP. Lin PC, Xu RM; EMBO J. 2012;31:1579-1590. PMID:22314233