Co-transcriptional gene regulation in eukaryotes and prokaryotes

M Shine, J Gordon, L Schärfen, D Zigackova… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
Many steps of RNA processing occur during transcription by RNA polymerases. Co-
transcriptional activities are deemed commonplace in prokaryotes, in which the lack of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of mRNA quality control in the aging of Caenorhabditis elegans

HC Kwon, Y Bae, SJV Lee - Molecules and Cells, 2023 - Elsevier
The proper maintenance of mRNA quality that is regulated by diverse surveillance pathways
is essential for cellular homeostasis and is highly conserved among eukaryotes. Here, we …

Aberrant splicing prediction across human tissues

N Wagner, MH Çelik, FR Hölzlwimmer, C Mertes… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Aberrant splicing is a major cause of genetic disorders but its direct detection in
transcriptomes is limited to clinically accessible tissues such as skin or body fluids. While …

Efficient, specific, and combinatorial control of endogenous exon splicing with dCasRx-RBM25

JD Li, M Taipale, BJ Blencowe - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Efficient targeted control of splicing is a major goal of functional genomics and therapeutic
applications. Guide (g) RNA-directed, deactivated (d) Cas CRISPR enzymes fused to …

[HTML][HTML] Improved detection of aberrant splicing with FRASER 2.0 and the intron Jaccard index

IF Scheller, K Lutz, C Mertes, VA Yépez… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Detection of aberrantly spliced genes is an important step in RNA-seq-based rare-disease
diagnostics. We recently developed FRASER, a denoising autoencoder-based method that …

High-throughput sensitive screening of small molecule modulators of microexon alternative splicing using dual Nano and Firefly luciferase reporters

AJ Best, U Braunschweig, M Wu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Disruption of alternative splicing frequently causes or contributes to human diseases and
disorders. Consequently, there is a need for efficient and sensitive reporter assays capable …

Structural insights into intron catalysis and dynamics during splicing

L Xu, T Liu, K Chung, AM Pyle - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The group II intron ribonucleoprotein is an archetypal splicing system with numerous
mechanistic parallels to the spliceosome, including excision of lariat introns,. Despite the …

Large-scale evaluation of the ability of RNA-binding proteins to activate exon inclusion

JC Schmok, M Jain, LA Street, AT Tankka… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) modulate alternative splicing outcomes to determine isoform
expression and cellular survival. To identify RBPs that directly drive alternative exon …

Systematic analysis of alternative exon-dependent interactome remodeling reveals multitasking functions of gene regulatory factors

JF Roth, U Braunschweig, M Wu, JD Li, ZY Lin… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Alternative splicing significantly expands biological complexity, particularly in the vertebrate
nervous system. Increasing evidence indicates that developmental and tissue-dependent …

Splicing alterations in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a new molecular landscape with translational potential

E Alors-Pérez, S Pedraza-Arevalo… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal cancers
worldwide, mainly due to its late diagnosis and lack of effective therapies, translating into a …