Function of alternative splicing

O Kelemen, P Convertini, Z Zhang, Y Wen, M Shen… - Gene, 2013 - Elsevier
Almost all polymerase II transcripts undergo alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Here, we review
the functions of alternative splicing events that have been experimentally determined. The …

Exon and intron definition in pre‐mRNA splicing

L De Conti, M Baralle, E Buratti - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
One of the fundamental issues in RNA splicing research is represented by understanding
how the spliceosome can successfully define exons and introns in a huge variety of pre …

How the discovery of ISS-N1 led to the first medical therapy for spinal muscular atrophy

NN Singh, MD Howell, EJ Androphy, RN Singh - Gene therapy, 2017 - nature.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a prominent genetic disease of infant mortality, is caused by
low levels of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein owing to deletions or mutations of the …

[HTML][HTML] Global profiling of alternative RNA splicing events provides insights into molecular differences between various types of hepatocellular carcinoma

MP Tremblay, VES Armero, A Allaire, S Boudreault… - BMC genomics, 2016 - Springer
Background Dysregulations in alternative splicing (AS) patterns have been associated with
many human diseases including cancer. In the present study, alterations to the global RNA …

[HTML][HTML] Alternative pre-mRNA splicing as a mechanism for terminating Toll-like Receptor signaling

FFY Lee, S Alper - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While inflammation induced by Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling is required to combat
infection, persistent inflammation can damage host tissues and contribute to a myriad of …

[HTML][HTML] UHMK1 aids colorectal cancer cell proliferation and chemoresistance through augmenting IL-6/STAT3 signaling

X Gao, W Bao, J Bai, K Fan, L Li, Y Li - Cell Death & Disease, 2022 - nature.com
UHMK1, a serine/threonine kinase with a U2AF homology motif, is implicated in RNA
processing and protein phosphorylation. Increasing evidence has indicated its involvement …

[HTML][HTML] NF-κB mediates lipopolysaccharide-induced alternative pre-mRNA splicing of MyD88 in mouse macrophages

FFY Lee, K Davidson, C Harris, J McClendon… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Although a robust inflammatory response is needed to combat infection, this response must
ultimately be terminated to prevent chronic inflammation. One mechanism that terminates …

Oligonucleotide‐induced alternative splicing of serotonin 2C receptor reduces food intake

Z Zhang, M Shen, PJ Gresch… - EMBO molecular …, 2016 - embopress.org
The serotonin 2C receptor regulates food uptake, and its activity is regulated by alternative
pre‐mRNA splicing. Alternative exon skipping is predicted to generate a truncated receptor …

Identification of RNA targets for the nuclear multidomain cyclophilin atCyp59 and their effect on PPIase activity

O Bannikova, M Zywicki, Y Marquez… - Nucleic acids …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
AtCyp59 is a multidomain cyclophilin containing a peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase
(PPIase) domain and an evolutionarily highly conserved RRM domain. Deregulation of this …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome-wide analysis of alternative RNA splicing events in Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinomas

VES Armero, MP Tremblay, A Allaire, S Boudreault… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Multiple human diseases including cancer have been associated with a dysregulation in
RNA splicing patterns. In the current study, modifications to the global RNA splicing …