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Li K, Wang Z. Splicing factor SRSF2-centric gene regulation. Int J Biol Sci 2021; 17:1708-1715. [PMID: 33994855 PMCID: PMC8120470 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.58888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 2 (SRSF2) is a splicing factor that is widely expressed in a variety of mammalian cell types. Increasing evidence has confirmed that SRSF2 plays vital roles in a number of biological and pathological processes. Therefore, it is important to understand how its expression is regulated, and how it regulates the expression of its target genes. Recently, we found that SRSF2 expression could be upregulated by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infection, and that altered SRSF2 expression, in turn, epigenetically regulates the transcription of HSV-1 genes. Further studies on T cell exhaustion demonstrated that upregulated SRSF2 in exhausted T cells elevated the levels of multiple immune checkpoint molecules by associating with the acyl-transferases, P300 and CBP, and by altering histone modification near the transcription start sites of these genes, thereby influencing signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 binding to these gene promoters. These findings suggest that SRSF2 acts as an important sensor and effector during disease progression. Here, we discuss the molecules that regulate SRSF2 gene expression and their associated mechanisms, and the mechanisms via which SRSF2 regulates the expression of target genes, thus providing novel insights into the central role of SRSF2 in gene regulation.
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- Kun Li
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan 250014, China.,Biomedical Sciences College & Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Centre, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China
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Tan S, Wang W, Zhong X, Tian C, Niu D, Bao L, Zhou T, Jin Y, Yang Y, Yuan Z, Gao D, Dunham R, Liu Z. Increased Alternative Splicing as a Host Response to Edwardsiella ictaluri Infection in Catfish. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2018; 20:729-738. [PMID: 30014301 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-018-9844-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Alternative splicing is the process of generating multiple transcripts from a single pre-mRNA used by eukaryotes to regulate gene expression and increase proteomic complexity. Although alternative splicing profiles have been well studied in mammalian species, they have not been well studied in aquatic species, especially after biotic stresses. In the present study, genomic information and RNA-Seq datasets were utilized to characterize alternative splicing profiles and their induced changes after bacterial infection with Edwardsiella ictaluri in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). A total of 27,476 alternative splicing events, derived from 9694 genes, were identified in channel catfish. Exon skipping was the most abundant while mutually exclusive exon was the least abundant type of alternative splicing. Alternative splicing was greatly induced by E. ictaluri infection with 21.9% increase in alternative splicing events. Interestingly, genes involved in RNA binding and RNA splicing themselves were significantly enriched in differentially alternatively spliced genes after infection. Sequence analyses of splice variants of a representative alternatively spliced gene, splicing factor srsf2, revealed that certain spliced transcripts may undergo nonsense-mediated decay (NMD), suggesting functional significance of the induced alternative splicing. Although statistical analysis was not possible with such large datasets, results from quantitative real-time PCR from representative differential alternative splicing events provided general validation of the bacterial infection-induced alternative splicing. This is the first comprehensive study of alternative splicing and its changes in response to bacterial infection in fish species, providing insights into the molecular mechanisms of host responses to biotic stresses.
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- Suxu Tan
- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
- College of Life Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- The Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Biology, College of Art and Sciences, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA.
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Thiele A, Nagamine Y, Hauschildt S, Clevers H. AU-rich elements and alternative splicing in the beta-catenin 3'UTR can influence the human beta-catenin mRNA stability. Exp Cell Res 2006; 312:2367-78. [PMID: 16696969 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2006] [Revised: 03/24/2006] [Accepted: 03/27/2006] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Beta-catenin, the central player of the Wnt signaling cascade, is a well-known oncogene. The regulation of beta-catenin protein stability has been studied extensively while other mechanisms that control cellular levels of beta-catenin have hardly been addressed. In this study, we show that there are three beta-catenin mRNA splice variants that differ solely in their 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR) due to alternative splicing or retaining of an intron. The three isoforms were found to be ubiquitously expressed though in different quantities. Upon induction of the beta-catenin protein in peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes (PBMC), the beta-catenin mRNA is induced in an isoform-specific manner. All three variants occur in the cytoplasm and contribute to the synthesis of beta-catenin acting as a transcriptional coactivator but have different cytoplasmic stabilities in Hela cells. AU-rich elements (AREs), sequence elements implicated in the regulation of mRNA stability, are found in each of the three transcripts. Surprisingly, the AREs contribute to stabilization of the beta-catenin mRNA transcripts in a splicing-dependent manner. The isoform most affected is the one found to be most induced when beta-catenin protein accumulates. These results suggest that alternative splicing and AREs can act together in regulating beta-catenin mRNA stability and thereby provide a step of controlling the cellular beta-catenin concentration.
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- Andrea Thiele
- Hubrecht Laboratory, The Netherlands Institute of Developmental Biology, Uppsalalaan 8, NL-3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Arroyo-Helguera O, Mejía-Viggiano C, Varela-Echavarría A, Cajero-Juárez M, Aceves C. Regulatory role of the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of rat 5' deiodinase (D1). effects on messenger RNA translation and stability. Endocrine 2005; 27:219-25. [PMID: 16230777 DOI: 10.1385/endo:27:3:219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2005] [Revised: 05/31/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The previous findings that both a long and a short type 1 deiodinase (D1) mRNA are present in different tissues and that the D1 gene contains two potential polyA signals suggest that the two mRNAs result from differential polyA signal usage. In this study, we examined the properties of the two D1 mRNAs generated in HEK 293 cells by the alternative use of each of the poly A signals in order to ascertain the potential regulatory role of the 3'UTR of this gene. Our results showed that the long mRNA is less stable, but that it is translated more efficiently than the short mRNA. The net result of these differences is a higher D1 activity with the long message. These data suggest that the D1 3'UTR may play an important role in regulating the stability and translational efficiency of the D1 mRNA, both of which could be physiologically relevant when the demand for D1 activity is high.
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- Omar Arroyo-Helguera
- Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Juriquilla, Km 15 Carretera Qro-SLP, Juriquilla, Qro. 76230, Mexico
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Stamm S, Ben-Ari S, Rafalska I, Tang Y, Zhang Z, Toiber D, Thanaraj TA, Soreq H. Function of alternative splicing. Gene 2004; 344:1-20. [PMID: 15656968 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2004.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 651] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2004] [Revised: 09/10/2004] [Accepted: 10/21/2004] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alternative splicing is one of the most important mechanisms to generate a large number of mRNA and protein isoforms from the surprisingly low number of human genes. Unlike promoter activity, which primarily regulates the amount of transcripts, alternative splicing changes the structure of transcripts and their encoded proteins. Together with nonsense-mediated decay (NMD), at least 25% of all alternative exons are predicted to regulate transcript abundance. Molecular analyses during the last decade demonstrate that alternative splicing determines the binding properties, intracellular localization, enzymatic activity, protein stability and posttranslational modifications of a large number of proteins. The magnitude of the effects range from a complete loss of function or acquisition of a new function to very subtle modulations, which are observed in the majority of cases reported. Alternative splicing factors regulate multiple pre-mRNAs and recent identification of physiological targets shows that a specific splicing factor regulates pre-mRNAs with coherent biological functions. Therefore, evidence is now accumulating that alternative splicing coordinates physiologically meaningful changes in protein isoform expression and is a key mechanism to generate the complex proteome of multicellular organisms.
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- Stefan Stamm
- Institute for Biochemistry, University of Erlangen, Fahrstrasse 17, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
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Pacheco TR, Gomes AQ, Barbosa-Morais NL, Benes V, Ansorge W, Wollerton M, Smith CW, Valcárcel J, Carmo-Fonseca M. Diversity of vertebrate splicing factor U2AF35: identification of alternatively spliced U2AF1 mRNAS. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:27039-49. [PMID: 15096518 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m402136200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein auxiliary factor small subunit (U2AF(35)) is encoded by a conserved gene designated U2AF1. Here we provide evidence for the existence of alternative vertebrate transcripts encoding different U2AF(35) isoforms. Three mRNA isoforms (termed U2AF(35)a-c) were produced by alternative splicing of the human U2AF1 gene. U2AF(35)c contains a premature stop codon that targets the resulting mRNA to nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. U2AF(35)b differs from the previously described U2AF(35)a isoform in 7 amino acids located at the atypical RNA Recognition Motif involved in dimerization with U2AF(65). Biochemical experiments indicate that isoform U2AF(35)b, which has been highly conserved from fish to man, maintains the ability to interact with U2AF(65), stimulates U2AF(65) binding to a pre-mRNA, and promotes U2AF splicing activity in vitro. Real time, quantitative PCR analysis indicates that U2AF(35)a is the most abundant isoform expressed in murine tissues, although the ratio between U2AF(35)a and U2AF(35)b varies from 10-fold in the brain to 20-fold in skeletal muscle. We propose that post-transcriptional regulation of U2AF1 gene expression may provide a mechanism by which the relative cellular concentration and availability of U2AF(35) protein isoforms are modulated, thus contributing to the finely tuned control of splicing events in different tissues.
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- Teresa R Pacheco
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1649-028 Lisbon, Portugal
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Gaillard C, Le Rouzic E, Créminon C, Perbal B. Alteration of C-MYB DNA binding to cognate responsive elements in HL-60 variant cells. Mol Pathol 2002; 55:325-35. [PMID: 12354938 PMCID: PMC1187265 DOI: 10.1136/mp.55.5.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/15/2002] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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AIMS To establish whether the MYB protein expressed in HL-60 variant cells, which are cells resistant to 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) induced differentiation, is able to bind MYB recognition elements (MREs) involved in the transcriptional regulation of myb target genes. In addition, to determine whether alterations in the binding of the MYB protein to MREs affects HL-60 cell proliferation and differentiation. METHODS Nuclear extracts of HL-60 variant cells exhibiting different degrees of resistance to TPA induced monocytic differentiation were used in electrophoretic mobility shift experiments (EMSAs), bandshift experiments performed with labelled oliogonucleotides containing the MYB consensus binding sequences. RESULTS The MYB protein contained in nuclear extracts from HL-60 variant cells did not bind efficiently to the MYB recognition elements identified in the mim-1 and PR264 promoters. Molecular cloning of the myb gene and analysis of the MYB protein expressed in the HL-60 variant cells established that the lack of binding did not result from a structural alteration of MYB in these cells. The lack of MRE binding did not abrogate the ability of variant HL-60s to proliferate and to undergo differentiation. Furthermore, the expression of the PR264/SC35 splicing factor was not affected as a result of the altered MYB DNA binding activity. CONCLUSIONS Because the MYB protein expressed in HL-60 variant cells did not appear to be structurally different from the MYB protein expressed in parental HL-60 cells, it is possible that the HL-60 variant cells contain a MYB binding inhibitory factor (MBIF) that interferes with MYB binding on MREs. The increased proliferation rate of HL-60 variant cells and their reduced serum requirement argues against the need for direct MYB binding in the regulation of cell growth.
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- C Gaillard
- Laboratoire d'Oncologie Virale et Moléculaire, UFR de Biochimie, Université Paris 7 D Diderot, 75005 Paris, France
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Salamonsen LA, Nie G, Findlay JK. Newly identified endometrial genes of importance for implantation. J Reprod Immunol 2002; 53:215-25. [PMID: 11730918 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0378(01)00087-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The mammalian uterus is normally not receptive to embryo implantation except during the very limited 'window of implantation'. To identify genes that may be responsible for this phenomenon the technique of RNA differential display (DD-PCR) was applied to implantation and inter-implantation sites on day 4.5 of pregnancy in the mouse, the time at which the blastocyst becomes attached to the endometrium. Three of these genes were identified as splicing factor SC35, calbindin-D9k and monoclonal non-specific suppressor factor beta (MNSFbeta). Expression of SC35 mRNA, which is responsible for removal of introns from pre-mRNA, is much higher in implantation than in interimplantation sites during pregnancy. Expression of alternatively spliced mRNAs for SC35 is differentially regulated by early pregnancy and steroid hormones. By contrast, calbindin-D9k, a regulator of calcium, is upregulated by progesterone and its mRNA increases in the uterus during early pregnancy compared with during the cycle, although it is significantly lower in implantation sites than in interimplantation sites on days 4.5-5.5 of pregnancy, but subsequently becomes barely detectable in both sites. The mRNA for calbindin-D9k is predominantly in endometrial luminal epithelium. MNSFbeta, a cytokine involved in regulation of the immune system, showed lower expression at implantation sites than interimplantation sites on day 4.5 of pregnancy, when embryos first attach to the uterus and initiate implantation, and on day 5.5 when implantation has advanced. Immunohistochemically, the protein was localized to endometrial stromal cells in the non-pregnant uterus, but disappeared as decidualization progressed. The precise roles of these three proteins in the process of embryo implantation remains to be determined. Homologues of the proteins may contribute to the development of the 'window of implantation' in the human and hence be appropriate targets for new post-coital contraceptives or may be manipulated to improve fertility.
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- Lois A Salamonsen
- Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, PO Box 5152, Clayton, Vic. 3168, Australia.
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Sureau A, Gattoni R, Dooghe Y, Stévenin J, Soret J. SC35 autoregulates its expression by promoting splicing events that destabilize its mRNAs. EMBO J 2001; 20:1785-96. [PMID: 11285241 PMCID: PMC145484 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.7.1785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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SC35 belongs to the family of SR proteins that regulate alternative splicing in a concentration-dependent manner in vitro and in vivo. We previously reported that SC35 is expressed through alternatively spliced mRNAs with differing 3' untranslated sequences and stabilities. Here, we show that overexpression of SC35 in HeLa cells results in a significant decrease of endogenous SC35 mRNA levels along with changes in the relative abundance of SC35 alternatively spliced mRNAs. Remarkably, SC35 leads to both an exon inclusion and an intron excision in the 3' untranslated region of its mRNAs. In vitro splicing experiments performed with recombinant SR proteins demonstrate that SC35, but not ASF/SF2 or 9G8, specifically activates these alternative splicing events. Interestingly, the resulting mRNA is very unstable and we present evidence that mRNA surveillance is likely to be involved in this instability. SC35 therefore constitutes the first example of a splicing factor that controls its own expression through activation of splicing events leading to expression of unstable mRNA.
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- A. Sureau
- CNRS-UMR 146, Institut Curie, Bât. 110, Centre Universitaire, 91405 Orsay, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UPR 2167, 91190 Gif sur Yvette and Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 67404 Illkirch, France Present address: Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5535, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- CNRS-UMR 146, Institut Curie, Bât. 110, Centre Universitaire, 91405 Orsay, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UPR 2167, 91190 Gif sur Yvette and Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 67404 Illkirch, France Present address: Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5535, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- CNRS-UMR 146, Institut Curie, Bât. 110, Centre Universitaire, 91405 Orsay, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UPR 2167, 91190 Gif sur Yvette and Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 67404 Illkirch, France Present address: Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5535, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- CNRS-UMR 146, Institut Curie, Bât. 110, Centre Universitaire, 91405 Orsay, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UPR 2167, 91190 Gif sur Yvette and Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 67404 Illkirch, France Present address: Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5535, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- CNRS-UMR 146, Institut Curie, Bât. 110, Centre Universitaire, 91405 Orsay, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UPR 2167, 91190 Gif sur Yvette and Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 67404 Illkirch, France Present address: Institut de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS-UMR 5535, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293 Montpellier, Cedex 5, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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Rasmussen HB, Kelly MA, Clausen J. Genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis: detection of polymorphic nucleotides and an intron in the 3' untranslated region of the major histocompatibility complex class II transactivator gene. Hum Immunol 2001; 62:371-7. [PMID: 11295470 DOI: 10.1016/s0198-8859(01)00215-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The master player in the transcriptional regulation of major histocompatibility (MHC) class II genes is a factor known as the MHC class II transactivator (CIITA). In this study we searched for polymorphisms in the 5' and 3' ends of the human CIITA gene to assess whether or not there is an association between alleles of this gene and multiple sclerosis (MS). Polymorphism screening based upon detection of single strand conformational changes (SSCP analysis) followed by sequencing revealed six single nucleotide variations, namely one in the promoter utilized by B cells and five in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of the gene. Determination of alleles at these polymorphic sites was facilitated by treatment of amplified DNA fragments with a panel of appropriate restriction enzymes. The distributions of CIITA alleles did not differ between MS patients and control subjects (p > 0.05). After subgrouping of the patients into relapsing-remitting MS and primary progressive MS we found that the distribution of promoter alleles in the latter of these two patient groups differed from that of healthy control subjects (p = 0.04). There was no evidence of linkage disequilibrium between the polymorphic site in the B cell specific promoter and those in the 3' UTR. Based upon the polymorphic sites in the 3' UTR we identified two common CIITA haplotypes which were present at similar frequencies in patients and control subjects. Assuming that susceptibility to MS depends upon type of MHC class II molecule as well as the amounts of expressed class II molecules we tested for interaction between DR15 status and CIITA alleles. No such interaction was detected. Unexpectedly, we identified an intron in the 3' UTR of the human as well as the mouse CIITA gene. Due to the proximity of these introns to the termination codon in both the human and mouse CIITA gene, the mechanism for regulation of transcript stability known as nonsense-mediated decay is probably not involved in the posttranscriptional control of the expression of these genes. So far, the function and significance of the intron in the human and mouse CIITA genes are unknown.
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- H B Rasmussen
- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Roskilde University, Denmark
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Wang HY, Xu X, Ding JH, Bermingham JR, Fu XD. SC35 plays a role in T cell development and alternative splicing of CD45. Mol Cell 2001; 7:331-42. [PMID: 11239462 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(01)00181-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Molecular diversity via alternative splicing is important for cellular function and development. SR proteins are strong candidate regulators of alternative splicing because they can modulate splice site selection. However, endogenous substrates for SR proteins are largely unknown, and their roles as splicing regulators in vertebrate development are unclear. Here we report that Cre-mediated conditional deletion of the prototypical SR protein SC35 in the thymus causes a defect in T cell maturation. Deletion of SC35 alters alternative splicing of CD45, a receptor tyrosine phosphatase known to be regulated by differential splicing during thymocyte development and activation. This study establishes a model to address the function of SR proteins in physiological settings and reveals a critical role of SC35 in a T cell-specific regulated splicing pathway.
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- H Y Wang
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Thiele H, Berger M, Skalweit A, Thiele BJ. Expression of the gene and processed pseudogenes encoding the human and rabbit translationally controlled tumour protein (TCTP). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:5473-81. [PMID: 10951206 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01609.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In humans and rabbits, the TPT1 gene encoding the translationally controlled tumour protein TCTP generates two mRNAs (TCTP mRNA1 and TCTP mRNA2) which differ in the length of their 3' untranslated regions. The distribution of these mRNAs was investigated in 10 rabbit and 50 human tissues. They were transcribed in all tissues investigated, but differed considerably in their quantity and ratio of expression. This indicates an extensive transcriptional control and involvement of tissue-specific factors. In the rabbit genome numerous processed, intronless pseudogenes were detected. Four, corresponding to both types of mRNAs, were sequenced and analysed in detail; all displayed only few mutations and were either preserved completely in the original amino acid sequence of the intron containing gene, or contained only minor mutations in the coding region which did not interrupt the open reading frame. In the mRNA population of rabbit reticulocytes two additional TCTP RNAs of the TCTP mRNA2 type were detected, which have the characteristics of pseudogene transcripts. Pseudogene transcription was supported further by CAT reporter gene assays showing substantial promoter activity of 5'-flanking regions of two TPT1 pseudogenes.
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- H Thiele
- Institute of Biochemistry, University Clinics Charité, Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany
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Lazar G, Goodman HM. The Arabidopsis splicing factor SR1 is regulated by alternative splicing. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2000; 42:571-581. [PMID: 10809003 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006394207479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The serine-arginine (SR)-rich splicing factors play essential roles in general splicing and regulate alternative splice site utilization in a concentration-dependent manner. SR1 is a plant homologue of the human general/alternative splicing factor SF2/ASF. We report here that alternative splicing regulates SR1 itself. Of the five detected SR1 transcripts only one encodes the full-length protein, while the other four are different variants of the essential arginine-serine-rich domain. The data suggest that SR1 pre-mRNA could be committed to two alternate splicing pathways. One, dependent on the alternative utilization of competing 3' splice sites in intron 9, generates SR1, SR1B and SR1C. The other, regulated by suppression of intron 9 5' splice site utilization, generates SR1D and SR1E. The splicing pattern and molecular structure of SR1D indicates an evolutionary conservation of splicing-based regulation between plants and vertebrates and suggests that the various isoforms perform important functions. Results from transient gene expression assays indicate that alternative splicing is not an autoregulatory mechanism used to control the transcript level of the full-length protein. The ratio of SR1/SR1B transcripts, which are generated by alternative 3' splice site utilization in intron 9, is under temperature control. The temperature-dependent increase in SR1B/SR1 ratio suggests a role of SR1B in the adaptation to high-temperature environments. In addition, based on the regulated co-expression of SR1 transcripts, it is possible that some SR1 functions could be determined by the combinatorial action of the various isoforms.
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- G Lazar
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA
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Thiele BJ, Berger M, Huth A, Reimann I, Schwarz K, Thiele H. Tissue-specific translational regulation of alternative rabbit 15-lipoxygenase mRNAs differing in their 3'-untranslated regions. Nucleic Acids Res 1999; 27:1828-36. [PMID: 10101190 PMCID: PMC148390 DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.8.1828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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By screening a rabbit reticulocyte library, an alternative 15-LOX transcript of 3.6 kb (15-LOX mRNA2) was detected containing a 1019 nt longer 3'-untranslated region (UTR2) than the main 2.6 kb mRNA (15-LOX mRNA1). In anaemic animals, northern blotting showed that 15-LOX mRNA2 was predominantly expressed in non-erythroid tissues, whereas 15-LOX mRNA1 was exclusively expressed in red blood cells and bone marrow. The 15-LOX 3'-UTR2 mRNA2 contained a novel 8-fold repetitive CU-rich motif, 23 nt in length (DICE2). This motif is related but not identical to the 10-fold repetitive differentiation control element (DICE1) of 19 nt residing in the 15-LOX UTR1 mRNA1. DICE1 was shown to interact with human hnRNP proteins E1 and K, thereby inhibiting translation. From tissues expressing the long 15-LOX mRNA2, two to three unidentified polypeptides with molecular weights of 53-55 and 90-93 kDa which bound to DICE2 were isolated by RNA affinity chromatography. A 93 kDa protein from lung cytosol, which was selected by DICE2 binding, was able to suppress translational inhibition of 15-LOX mRNA2, but not of 15-LOX mRNA1, by hnRNP E1. A possible interaction between DICE1/DICE2 cis / trans factors in translational control of 15-LOX synthesis is discussed. Furthermore, the 3'-terminal part of the highly related rabbit leukocyte-type 12-LOX gene was analysed. Very similar repetitive CU-rich elements of the type DICE1 (20 repeats) and DICE2 (nine repeats) were found in the part corresponding to the 3'-UTR of the mRNA.
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- B J Thiele
- Institute of Biochemistry, University Clinics Charité, Humboldt-University Berlin, Hessische Strasse 3-4, D-10115 Berlin, Germany
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Nayler O, Cap C, Stamm S. Human transformer-2-beta gene (SFRS10): complete nucleotide sequence, chromosomal localization, and generation of a tissue-specific isoform. Genomics 1998; 53:191-202. [PMID: 9790768 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Htra2-beta is a human homologue of Drosophila transformer-2 and a member of the SR-like protein family. Here we report the isolation and characterization of the complete htra2-beta gene (HGMW-approved symbol SFRS10). The gene spans 21,232 bp and is composed of 10 exons and 9 introns. Radiation hybrid mapping localized the gene to chromosome 3q. The region upstream of the transcription initiation codon contains an Alu element and several potential transcription factor binding sites. RT-PCR and comparison with EST clones revealed five different RNA isoforms generated by alternative splicing. These isoforms encode three diverging open reading frames, and two of these, htra2-beta3 and htra2-beta4, lack the first SR domain. Htra2-beta3 is developmentally regulated and expressed predominantly in brain, liver testis, and weakly in kidney. Furthermore, the domain structure of htra2-beta3 resembles a variant found in the Drosophila male germline, indicating a remarkable conservation of alternative transformer-2 variants. Finally, we show that htra2-beta3 is expressed in the nucleus and interacts with a subset of SR proteins in a yeast two-hybrid system and in vivo.
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- O Nayler
- Max-Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18a, Martinsried, D-82152, Germany
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Soret J, Gattoni R, Guyon C, Sureau A, Popielarz M, Le Rouzic E, Dumon S, Apiou F, Dutrillaux B, Voss H, Ansorge W, Stévenin J, Perbal B. Characterization of SRp46, a novel human SR splicing factor encoded by a PR264/SC35 retropseudogene. Mol Cell Biol 1998; 18:4924-34. [PMID: 9671500 PMCID: PMC109076 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.8.4924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The highly conserved SR family contains a growing number of phosphoproteins acting as both essential and alternative splicing factors. In this study, we have cloned human genomic and cDNA sequences encoding a novel SR protein designated SRp46. Nucleotide sequence analyses have revealed that the SRp46 gene corresponds to an expressed PR264/SC35 retropseudogene. As a result of mutations and amplifications, the SRp46 protein significantly differs from the PR264/SC35 factor, mainly at the level of its RS domain. Northern and Western blot analyses have established that SRp46 sequences are expressed at different levels in several human cell lines and normal tissues, as well as in simian cells. In contrast, sequences homologous to SRp46 are not present in mice. In vitro splicing studies indicate that the human SRp46 recombinant protein functions as an essential splicing factor in complementing a HeLa cell S100 extract deficient in SR proteins. In addition, complementation analyses performed with beta-globin or adenovirus E1A transcripts and different splicing-deficient extracts have revealed that SRp46 does not display the same activity as PR264/SC35. These results demonstrate, for the first time, that an SR splicing factor, which represents a novel member of the SR family, is encoded by a functional retropseudogene.
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- J Soret
- Laboratoire d'Oncologie Virale et Moléculaire, INSERM U142, Bâtiment Kourilsky, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris 75571 Cedex 12, France
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- J S Malter
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic, Madison 53792, USA
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HRS/SRp40/SFRS5 (HRS) is an SR (serine-arginine-rich) protein which regulates both alternative splicing and basal splicing. HRS mRNA contains several transcripts, including HRS-SF and HRS-LF which have different temporal patterns of expression in proliferating liver. As previously reported, HRS-SF mRNA encodes the SR splicing factor. However, the identity of HRS-LF remained unknown. Here, we cloned and characterized the mouse HRS gene, partial human HRS gene, and several cDNAs derived from HRS-LF mRNA. The mouse HRS gene spans 5050 bp and contains eight exons and seven introns. HRS-LF mRNA contains a 1.2 kb insert within the SF mRNA with stop codons in all three reading frames. A comparison of HRS-LF and the HRS gene revealed that HRS-LF mRNA is an intron-retaining product which contains intron 5. At most, HRS-LF encodes a truncated HRS protein with one RNA binding domain. Interestingly, intron 5 demonstrates 90% identity between the mouse and human HRS genes, implying that intron 5 might play an important role in regulating HRS gene splicing or expression.
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- K Du
- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Sureau A, Soret J, Guyon C, Gaillard C, Dumon S, Keller M, Crisanti P, Perbal B. Characterization of multiple alternative RNAs resulting from antisense transcription of the PR264/SC35 splicing factor gene. Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:4513-22. [PMID: 9358160 PMCID: PMC147067 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.22.4513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The PR264/SC35 splicing factor belongs to the family of SR proteins which function as essential and alternative splicing factors. Here, we report that the human PR264/SC35 locus is bidirectionally transcribed. Double in situ hybridization experiments have allowed simultaneous detection of sense and antisense RNA in human CCRF-CEM cells, suggesting that expression of the corresponding genes is not mutually exclusive. We have characterized three main classes of ET RNAs encoded by the opposite strand of the PR264/SC35 gene and containing PR264/SC35-overlapping sequences, PR264/SC35-non overlapping sequences or a combination of both. We show that their expression results from the use of alternative promoters, exons and polyadenylation signals. PR264/SC35-non overlapping ET mRNA species potentially encode two protein isoforms (449 and 397 amino acids) and are expressed from the PR264/SC35 promoting region. Northern blots and RNase protection analyses indicate that ET polyadenylated RNAs are differentially expressed in several human cell lines. Similar studies performed in the mouse have revealed that the bidirectional transcription of the PR264/SC35 locus is a conserved mechanism and that the open reading frame identified in a subset of human ET mRNAs is highly conserved (93% homology). Northern blot analyses performed with several murine tissues confirmed the differential expression of the ET gene and revealed that it is predominantly expressed in the testis.
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- A Sureau
- Laboratoire d'Oncologie Virale et Moléculaire, Unité de Formation et de Recherche de Biochimie, Université Paris 7 (D. Diderot), 2 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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Jumaa H, Nielsen PJ. The splicing factor SRp20 modifies splicing of its own mRNA and ASF/SF2 antagonizes this regulation. EMBO J 1997; 16:5077-85. [PMID: 9305649 PMCID: PMC1170142 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.16.5077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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SRp20 is a member of the highly conserved SR family of splicing regulators. Using a variety of reporter gene constructs, we show that SRp20 regulates alternative splicing of its own mRNA. Overexpression of SRp20 results in a reduction in the level of exon 4-skipped SRp20 transcripts and activates the production of transcripts containing exon 4. These exon 4-included transcripts encode a truncated protein lacking the C-terminal RS domain. We provide evidence that SRp20 probably enhances the recognition of the otherwise unused, weak splice acceptor of exon 4. The recognition of exons with weak splice acceptor sites may be a general activity of SRp20. Unexpectedly, ASF/SF2, another member of the SR family, antagonizes the effect of SRp20 on SRp20 pre-mRNA splicing and suppresses the production of the exon 4-included form. Our results indicate that ASF/SF2 suppresses the use of the alternative exon 4, most likely by inhibiting the recognition of the splice donor of exon 4. These results demonstrate, for the first time, an auto-regulatory activity of an SR protein which is antagonized by a second SR protein.
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- H Jumaa
- Max Planck Institute for Immunobiology, Freiburg, Germany
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Edwalds-Gilbert G, Veraldi KL, Milcarek C. Alternative poly(A) site selection in complex transcription units: means to an end? Nucleic Acids Res 1997; 25:2547-61. [PMID: 9185563 PMCID: PMC146782 DOI: 10.1093/nar/25.13.2547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 410] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Many genes have been described and characterized which result in alternative polyadenylation site use at the 3'-end of their mRNAs based on the cellular environment. In this survey and summary article 95 genes are discussed in which alternative polyadenylation is a consequence of tandem arrays of poly(A) signals within a single 3'-untranslated region. An additional 31 genes are described in which polyadenylation at a promoter-proximal site competes with a splicing reaction to influence expression of multiple mRNAs. Some have a composite internal/terminal exon which can be differentially processed. Others contain alternative 3'-terminal exons, the first of which can be skipped in some cells. In some cases the mRNAs formed from these three classes of genes are differentially processed from the primary transcript during the cell cycle or in a tissue-specific or developmentally specific pattern. Immunoglobulin heavy chain genes have composite exons; regulated production of two different Ig mRNAs has been shown to involve B cell stage-specific changes in trans -acting factors involved in formation of the active polyadenylation complex. Changes in the activity of some of these same factors occur during viral infection and take-over of the cellular machinery, suggesting the potential applicability of at least some aspects of the Ig model. The differential expression of a number of genes that undergo alternative poly(A) site choice or polyadenylation/splicing competition could be regulated at the level of amounts and activities of either generic or tissue-specific polyadenylation factors and/or splicing factors.
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- G Edwalds-Gilbert
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry and the Graduate Program in Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261-2072, USA
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Beil B, Screaton G, Stamm S. Molecular cloning of htra2-beta-1 and htra2-beta-2, two human homologs of tra-2 generated by alternative splicing. DNA Cell Biol 1997; 16:679-90. [PMID: 9212162 DOI: 10.1089/dna.1997.16.679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A yeast two-hybrid screen was performed to find new factors involved in pre-mRNA splicing. Using SC35 as a bait, we isolated a human cDNA bearing high homology to the Drosophila transformer-2 (TRA-2) protein. This cDNA was named htra2-beta1. htra2-beta1 is a nuclear protein that colocalizes with SC35 in a speckled pattern. It interacts with several SR proteins tested in yeast. A second form named htra2-beta2 is generated by alternative splicing. This isoform gives rise to a truncated protein without an SR domain. Both isoforms are evenly distributed throughout adult rat tissue. The ratio of these two isoforms changes after stimulation of primary human T-cell and primary rat spleen cell cultures, indicating that alternative splicing is involved in regulation of htra2-beta activity.
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- B Beil
- Max-Planck Institute for Psychiatry, Planegg, Germany
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Miyamoto S, Chiorini JA, Urcelay E, Safer B. Regulation of gene expression for translation initiation factor eIF-2 alpha: importance of the 3' untranslated region. Biochem J 1996; 315 ( Pt 3):791-8. [PMID: 8645159 PMCID: PMC1217276 DOI: 10.1042/bj3150791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Gene expression of the alpha-subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor-2 (eIF-2 alpha), involves transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. eIF-2 alpha is a single-copy gene expressing two mRNAs, 1.6 and 4.2 kb in size. Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA for the 4.2 kb mRNA revealed that it is the result of alternative polyadenylation site selection. Four polyadenylation sites were identified within the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of eIF-2 alpha, only two of which are normally utilized in human and mouse tissues. A functional role for the extended 3' UTR was assessed by comparing the translatability and stability of the 1.6 and 4.2 kb mRNAs. Both the 1.6 and 4.2 kb transcripts could be translated in vitro and were identified in vivo as being distributed on large polyribosomes. This indicates that both mRNAs are efficiently translated. Stability studies showed that in activated T-cells the 4.2 kb mRNA was more stable than the 1.6 kb mRNA. Polyadenylation site selection and mRNA stability differ for the two mRNAs of eIF-2 alpha. These activities might be modulated by sequence elements contained within the untranslated regions of the eIF-2 alpha gene.
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- S Miyamoto
- Molecular Hemaatology Branch, NHLBI, Bethesda, MD 20892-1654, USA
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Popielarz M, Cavaloc Y, Mattei MG, Gattoni R, Stévenin J. The gene encoding human splicing factor 9G8. Structure, chromosomal localization, and expression of alternatively processed transcripts. J Biol Chem 1995; 270:17830-5. [PMID: 7629084 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.270.30.17830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The 9G8 factor is a 30-kDa member of the SR splicing factor family. We report here the isolation and characterization of the human 9G8 gene. This gene spans 7745 nucleotides and consists of 8 exons and 7 introns within the coding sequence, thus contrasting with the organization of the SC35/PR264 or RBP1 SR genes. We have located the human 9G8 gene in the p22-21 region of chromosome 2. The 5'-flanking region is GC-rich and contains basal promoter sequences and potential regulatory elements. Transfection experiments show that the 400-base pair flanking sequence has a promoter activity. Northern blot analysis of poly(A)+ RNA isolated from human fetal tissues has allowed us to identify five different species, generated by alternative splicing of intron 3, which may be retained or excised as a shorter version, as well as the use of two polyadenylation sites. We also show that the different isoforms are differentially expressed in the fetal tissues. The persistence of sequences between exon 3 and 4 results in the synthesis of a 9G8 protein lacking the SR domain which is expected to be inactive in constitutive splicing. Thus, our results raise the possibility that alternative splicing of intron 3 provides a mechanism for modulation of the 9G8 function.
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- M Popielarz
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, Illkirch, France
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Akhmanova AS, Bindels PC, Xu J, Miedema K, Kremer H, Hennig W. Structure and expression of histone H3.3 genes in Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila hydei. Genome 1995; 38:586-600. [PMID: 7557364 DOI: 10.1139/g95-075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We demonstrate that in Drosophila melanogaster the histone H3.3 replacement variant is encoded by two genes, H3.3A and H3.3B. We have isolated cDNA clones for H3.3A and cDNA and genomic clones for H3.3B. The genes encode exactly the same protein but are widely divergent in their untranslated regions (UTR). Both genes are expressed in embryos and adults; they are expressed in the gonads as well as in somatic tissues of the flies. However, only one of them, H3.3A, shows strong testes expression. The 3' UTR of the H3.3A gene is relatively short (approximately 250 nucleotides (nt)). H3.3B transcripts can be processed at several polyadenylation sites, the longest with a 3' UTR of more than 1500 nt. The 3' processing sites, preferentially used in the gonads and somatic tissues, are different. We have also isolated the Drosophila hydei homologues of the two H3.3 genes. They are quite similar to the D. melanogaster genes in their expression patterns. However, in contrast to their vertebrate counterparts, which are highly conserved in their noncoding regions, the Drosophila genes display only limited sequence similarity in these regions.
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- A S Akhmanova
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, Catholic University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Oh Y, Waxman SG. The beta 1 subunit mRNA of the rat brain Na+ channel is expressed in glial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994; 91:9985-9. [PMID: 7937931 PMCID: PMC44942 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.21.9985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Although the molecular characteristics of glial Na+ channels are not well understood, recent studies have shown the presence of mRNA for rat brain Na+ channel alpha subunits in astrocytes and Schwann cells. In this study, we asked whether the mRNA for the rat brain Na+ channel beta 1 subunit is expressed in glial cells. We performed in situ hybridization using a complementary RNA probe for the coding regions of the rat brain Na+ channel beta 1 subunit mRNA and detected beta 1 subunit mRNA in cultured rat optic nerve astrocytes and sciatic nerve Schwann cells. The beta 1 subunit was amplified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in rat optic and sciatic nerves, which lack neuronal somata but contain astrocytes and Schwann cells, respectively. Doublet bands of the beta 1 subunit mRNA were amplified from both optic and sciatic nerves. Through the cloning and sequencing of these bands, we confirmed the amplification of a mRNA highly homologous to the previously cloned rat brain Na+ channel beta 1 subunit (beta 1.1) and a novel form of the beta 1 subunit mRNA (beta 1.2), which is closely homologous to beta 1.1 but contains an additional 86-nucleotide insert in 3' noncoding regions. Two beta 1 subunit mRNAs were also amplified from rat brain and skeletal muscle, but not from rat liver or kidney. These results indicate that rat brain Na+ channel beta 1 subunit mRNAs are expressed in glial cells as well as in neurons.
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- Y Oh
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510
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