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Developments in RNA Splicing and Disease

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Poulos, M. G., Batra, R., Charizanis, K., Swanson, M. S.·2011·Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

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Pre-mRNA processing, including 5'-end capping, splicing, editing, and polyadenylation, consists of a series of orchestrated and primarily cotranscriptional steps that ensure both the high fidelity and extreme diversity characteristic of eukaryotic gene expression. Alternative splicing and editing allow relatively small genomes to encode vast proteomic arrays while alternative 3'-end formation enables variations in mRNA localization, translation, and stability. Of course, this mechanistic complexity comes at a high price. Mutations in the myriad of RNA sequence elements that regulate mRNA biogenesis, as well as the trans-acting factors that act upon these sequences, underlie a number of human diseases. In this review, we focus on one of these key RNA processing steps, splicing, to highlight recent studies that describe both conventional and novel pathogenic mechanisms that underlie muscle and neurological diseases.

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  • In myotonic dystrophy, CTG or CCTG repeat expansions in expressed RNAs sequester MBNL proteins from their normal binding sites, altering MBNL-dependent splicing patterns.

    “In myotonic dystrophy, CTG or CCTG repeat expansions in expressed RNAs sequester MBNL proteins from their normal binding sites, altering MBNL-dependent splicing patterns101–105.”

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Authors
Poulos, M. G., Batra, R., Charizanis, K., & Swanson, M. S.
Affiliations
University of Florida (US)
Venue
Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
Published
2010-11-17
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
a000778-a000778
ISSN
1943-0264 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2148073045
Cited by
98
References
94
Citations by year
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Type
posted content
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5u54ns048843-12, NS048843, NS058901)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P01NS058901, NS058901, NS048843, U54‐NS048843)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AR046799, R01AR046799)
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
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Keywords
RNA splicing, pre-mRNA processing, alternative splicing, RNA editing, polyadenylation, mRNA biogenesis, splicing mutation, myopathy, neurological disorders, trans-acting splicing factors
MeSH terms
Humans, Neuromuscular Diseases, RNA Splicing, RNA, Messenger, Spliceosomes, Microsatellite Repeats

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