This domain family is found in eukaryotes, and is approximately 100 amino acids in length. The family is found in association with Pfam:PF10197. There is a single completely conserved residue Y that may be functionally important. Cwc25 has been identified to associate with pre-mRNA splicing factor Cef1/Ntc85, a component of the Prp19-associated complex (NTC) involved in spliceosome activation. Cwc25 is neither tightly associated with NTC nor required for spliceosome activation, but is required for the first catalytic reaction.

1: Cwc25 Is a Novel Splicing Factor Required after Prp2 and Yju2 to Facilitate the First Catalytic Reaction. Chiu YF, Liu YC, Chiang TW, Yeh TC, Tseng CK, Wu NY, Cheng SC; Mol Cell Biol. 2009; [Epub ahead of print] PMID:19704000