• BMB Reports
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• 제50권8호
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• pp.423-428
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• 2017

SRSF2, a Serine-Arginine rich (SR) protein, is a splicing activator that mediates exon inclusion and exclusion events equally well. Here we show SRSF2 directly suppresses intron splicing to suppress cassette exon inclusion in SMN pre-mRNA. Through a serial mutagenesis, we demonstrate that a 10 nt RNA sequence surrounding the branch-point (BP), is important for SRSF2-mediated inhibition of cassette exon inclusion through directly interacting with SRSF2. We conclude that SRSF2 inhibits intron splicing to promote exon exclusion.

• BMB Reports
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.641-646
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• 2019

The Ron proto-oncogene is a human receptor for macrophage-stimulating protein (MSP). The exclusion of exon 11 in alternative splicing generates ${\Delta}RON$ protein that is constitutively activated. Heterogenous ribonucleaoprotein (hnRNP) $C_1/C_2$ is one of the most abundant proteins in cells. In this manuscript, we showed that both hnRNP $C_1$ and $C_2$ promoted exon 11 inclusion of Ron pre-mRNA and that hnRNP $C_1$ and hnRNP $C_2$ functioned independently but not cooperatively. Moreover, hnRNP $C_1$ stimulated exon 11 splicing through intron 10 activation but not through intron 11 splicing. Furthermore, we showed that, whereas the RRM domain was required for hnRNP $C_1$ function, the Asp/Glu domain was not. In conclusion, hnRNP $C_1/C_2$ promoted exon 11 splicing independently by stimulating intron 10 splicing through RRM but not through the Asp/Glu domain.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.391-398
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• 2002

본 연구는 제주마집단(GroupⅠ, 제주도 축산진흥원 사육, 137두; Group II, 농가사육, 30두)과 더러브렛 품종집단(한국마사회 육성마목장, 43두)을 이용하여 SSCP를 통한 Transferrin exon 13, 15, 16의 다형현상 확인과 각 SSCP 유전자형의 염기서열을 분석하기 위하여 수행하였다. 공시재료에서 SSCP에서 관찰된 band에 의한 분석결과 대립인자는 exon 13, 15 및 16에서 각각 2개(A,B), 3개(A,B,C) 및 3개(A,B,C)가 존재하는 것으로 확인되었다. Transferrin exon 13에서 제주마와 더러브렛 집단 모두 A인자가 매우 높게 분포하고 있음이 확인되었다. exon 15에서는 그룹간의 빈도차를 확인 할 수 있었다. exon 15에서 높게 출현되고 있는 유전자형은 GroupⅠ에서 AB (0.445)형, GroupⅡ에서 AA(0.367)형, 더러브렛 품종에서는 AA(0.767) 유전자형이 가장 높은 빈도로 출현되어 제주마 집단간 또는 품종간에 빈도의 차이를 관찰할 수 있었다. exon 16에서는 GroupⅠ은 A, B, C 인자, GroupⅡ에서는 A 및 B 2종류의 인자형이 확인되었고 더러브렛 품종에서는 A인자형만 검출되었다. exon 16에서도 그룹간에 유전인자의 빈도차를 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한 exon 13, 15 및 16의 조합으로 형성된 개체의 유전자형은 전체 13종류가 출현되었고 이 조합도 그룹간 차이를 확인 할 수 있었다. SSCP 유전자형에 따른 각 인자들에 대한 염기서열을 분석한 결과 exon 13과 16에서 각 1개의 새로운 SNP가 발견되었다. 본 연구결과 제주마 transferrin exon 13, 15, 16은 더러브렛 품종에서와 같이 높은 대립인자의 다형성을 보였으며, 각 Group 간 빈도차를 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2014

Chronic pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy is associated with an increased risk of morbidity/mortality, largely due to maladaptive remodeling and dilatation that progresses to dilated cardiomyopathy. Alternative splicing is an important biological mechanism that generates proteomic complexity and diversity. The recent development of next-generation RNA sequencing has improved our understanding of the qualitative signatures associated with alternative splicing in various biological conditions. However, the role of alternative splicing in cardiac hypertrophy is yet unknown. The present study employed RNA-Seq and a bioinformatic approach to detect the RNA splicing regulatory elements involved in alternative splicing during pressure-overload cardiac hypertrophy. We found GC-rich exonic motifs that regulate intron retention in 5' UTRs and AT-rich exonic motifs that are involved in exclusion of the AT-rich elements that cause mRNA instability in 3' UTRs. We also identified motifs in the intronic regions involved in exon exclusion and inclusion, which predicted splicing factors that bind to these motifs. We found, through Western blotting, that the expression levels of three splicing factors, ESRP1, PTB and SF2/ASF, were significantly altered during cardiac hypertrophy. Collectively, the present results suggest that chronic pressure-overload hypertrophy is closely associated with distinct alternative splicing due to altered expression of splicing factors.