دورية أكاديمية
Intronic Alus influence alternative splicing.
| العنوان: | Intronic Alus influence alternative splicing. |
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| المؤلفون: | Galit Lev-Maor, Oren Ram, Eddo Kim, Noa Sela, Amir Goren, Erez Y Levanon, Gil Ast |
| المصدر: | PLoS Genetics, Vol 4, Iss 9, p e1000204 (2008) |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008. |
| سنة النشر: | 2008 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Genetics |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Genetics, QH426-470 |
| الوصف: | Examination of the human transcriptome reveals higher levels of RNA editing than in any other organism tested to date. This is indicative of extensive double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) formation within the human transcriptome. Most of the editing sites are located in the primate-specific retrotransposed element called Alu. A large fraction of Alus are found in intronic sequences, implying extensive Alu-Alu dsRNA formation in mRNA precursors. Yet, the effect of these intronic Alus on splicing of the flanking exons is largely unknown. Here, we show that more Alus flank alternatively spliced exons than constitutively spliced ones; this is especially notable for those exons that have changed their mode of splicing from constitutive to alternative during human evolution. This implies that Alu insertions may change the mode of splicing of the flanking exons. Indeed, we demonstrate experimentally that two Alu elements that were inserted into an intron in opposite orientation undergo base-pairing, as evident by RNA editing, and affect the splicing patterns of a downstream exon, shifting it from constitutive to alternative. Our results indicate the importance of intronic Alus in influencing the splicing of flanking exons, further emphasizing the role of Alus in shaping of the human transcriptome. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1553-7390 1553-7404 |
| Relation: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2533698?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7390; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7404 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000204 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/0446af7c8b314b089d1abcf9ce822a05 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.0446af7c8b314b089d1abcf9ce822a05 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 15537390 15537404 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000204 |