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Recursive splicing in long vertebrate genes.
Sibley, Christopher R; Emmett, Warren; Blazquez, Lorea; Faro, Ana; Haberman, Nejc; Briese, Michael; Trabzuni, Daniah; Ryten, Mina; Weale, Michael E; Hardy, John; Modic, Miha; Curk, Tomaz; Wilson, Stephen W; Plagnol, Vincent; Ule, Jernej.
Affiliation
  • Sibley CR; Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Emmett W; MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
  • Blazquez L; University College London Genetics Institute, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
  • Faro A; Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Haberman N; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
  • Briese M; Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Trabzuni D; MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
  • Ryten M; Institute for Clinical Neurobiology, University of Würzburg, Versbacherstr. 5, 97078, Würzburg, Germany.
  • Weale ME; Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Hardy J; Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia.
  • Modic M; Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Curk T; Department of Medical &Molecular Genetics, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
  • Wilson SW; King's College London, Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK.
  • Plagnol V; Department of Molecular Neuroscience, UCL Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
  • Ule J; MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0QH, UK.
Nature ; 521(7552): 371-375, 2015 May 21.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25970246
It is generally believed that splicing removes introns as single units from precursor messenger RNA transcripts. However, some long Drosophila melanogaster introns contain a cryptic site, known as a recursive splice site (RS-site), that enables a multi-step process of intron removal termed recursive splicing. The extent to which recursive splicing occurs in other species and its mechanistic basis have not been examined. Here we identify highly conserved RS-sites in genes expressed in the mammalian brain that encode proteins functioning in neuronal development. Moreover, the RS-sites are found in some of the longest introns across vertebrates. We find that vertebrate recursive splicing requires initial definition of an 'RS-exon' that follows the RS-site. The RS-exon is then excluded from the dominant mRNA isoform owing to competition with a reconstituted 5' splice site formed at the RS-site after the first splicing step. Conversely, the RS-exon is included when preceded by cryptic promoters or exons that fail to reconstitute an efficient 5' splice site. Most RS-exons contain a premature stop codon such that their inclusion can decrease mRNA stability. Thus, by establishing a binary splicing switch, RS-sites demarcate different mRNA isoforms emerging from long genes by coupling cryptic elements with inclusion of RS-exons.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vertebrates / RNA Splicing Limits: Animals / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Nature Year: 2015 Document type: Article Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Vertebrates / RNA Splicing Limits: Animals / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Nature Year: 2015 Document type: Article Country of publication: