Journal
BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS
Volume 1862, Issue 11-12, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2019.07.004
Keywords
RNA structure; Splicing; Small molecule; ISS-N1; U1 snRNP; SMN; SMA
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- National Institutes of Health [R01 NS055925, R21 NS101312]
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Role of RNA structure in pre-mRNA splicing has been implicated for several critical exons associated with genetic disorders. However, much of the structural studies linked to pre-mRNA splicing regulation are limited to terminal stem-loop structures (hairpins) sequestering splice sites. In few instances, role of long-distance interactions is implicated as the major determinant of splicing regulation. With the recent surge of reports of circular RNA (circRNAs) generated by backsplicing, role of Alu-associated RNA structures formed by long-range interactions are taking central stage. Humans contain two nearly identical copies of Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) genes, SMN1 and SMN2. Deletion or mutation of SMN1 coupled with the inability of SMN2 to compensate for the loss of SMN1 due to exon 7 skipping causes spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), one of the leading genetic diseases of children. In this review, we describe how structural elements formed by both local and long-distance interactions are being exploited to modulate SMN2 exon 7 splicing as a potential therapy for SMA. We also discuss how Aluassociated secondary structure modulates generation of a vast repertoire of SMN circRNAs. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: RNA structure and splicing regulation edited by Francisco Baralle, Ravindra Singh and Stefan Stamm.
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