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Context-dependent control of alternative splicing by RNA-binding proteins

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Fu, Xiang-Dong, Ares, Manuel·2014·Nature Reviews Genetics

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Sequence-specific RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) bind to pre-mRNA to control alternative splicing, but it is not yet possible to read the 'splicing code' that dictates splicing regulation on the basis of genome sequence. Each alternative splicing event is controlled by multiple RBPs, the combined action of which creates a distribution of alternatively spliced products in a given cell type. As each cell type expresses a distinct array of RBPs, the interpretation of regulatory information on a given RNA target is exceedingly dependent on the cell type. RBPs also control each other's functions at many levels, including by mutual modulation of their binding activities on specific regulatory RNA elements. In this Review, we describe some of the emerging rules that govern the highly context-dependent and combinatorial nature of alternative splicing regulation.

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  • Alternative splicing patterns are regulated by specialized pre-mRNA binding proteins that alter spliceosome assembly at specific splice sites.

    “Alternative splicing patterns (BOX 1) are regulated by specialized pre-mRNA binding proteins that alter spliceosome assembly at specific splice sites5–8”

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Authors
Fu, X.-D., & Ares, M.
Affiliations
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
Corresponding author
  • Fu, Xiang-Dong
  • Ares, Manuel
Venue
Nature Reviews Genetics
Published
2014-08-12
Volume
15
Issue
10
Pages
689-701
ISSN
  • 1471-0056 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0064
OpenAlex
W2029979788
Cited by
1,044
References
176
Citations by year
2026: 67 · 2025: 95 · 2024: 89 · 2023: 93 · 2022: 92 · 2021: 99 · 2020: 93 · 2019: 94 · 2018: 93 · 2017: 94 · 2016: 68 · 2015: 61 · 2014: 5
FWCI
7.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature Reviews Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM052872, GM049369, GM040478, GM052872, R01GM049369, R01GM040478)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Keywords
alternative splicing, RNA-binding proteins, splicing regulation, pre-mRNA, combinatorial regulation, cell-type-specific splicing, splicing patterns
MeSH terms
Animals, Binding Sites, Humans, Organ Specificity, Protein Binding, RNA-Binding Proteins, Alternative Splicing, Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional, Cellular Microenvironment

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