Journal
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS
Volume 1862, Issue 6, Pages 634-642Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2019.04.004
Keywords
U1 snRNP; Splicing; Cryptic splice site; ISS-N1; SMN; SMA
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- National Institutes of Health [R01 NS055925, R21 NS101312]
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Removal of introns by pre-mRNA splicing is fundamental to gene function in eukaryotes. However, understanding the mechanism by which exon-intron boundaries are defined remains a challenging endeavor. Published reports support that the recruitment of U1 snRNP at the 5'ss marked by GU dinucleotides defines the 5'ss as well as facilitates 3'ss recognition through cross-exon interactions. However, exceptions to this rule exist as U1 snRNP recruited away from the 5'ss retains the capability to define the splice site, where the cleavage takes place. Independent reports employing exon 7 of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) genes suggest a long-distance effect of U1 snRNP on splice site selection upon U1 snRNP recruitment at target sequences with or without GU dinucleotides. These findings underscore that sequences distinct from the 5'ss may also impact exon definition if U1 snRNP is recruited to them through partial complementarity with the U1 snRNA. In this review we discuss the expanded role of U1 snRNP in splice-site selection due to U1 ability to be recruited at more sites than predicted solely based on GU dinucleotides.
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