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Evolutionary Dynamics of Gene and Isoform Regulation in Mammalian Tissues

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Merkin, Jason, Russell, Caitlin, Chen, Ping, Burge, Christopher B.·2012·Science

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Whence Species Variation?: Vertebrates have widely varying phenotypes that are at odds with their much more limited proteincoding genotypes and conserved messenger RNA expression patterns. Genes with multiple exons and introns can undergo alternative splicing, potentially resulting in multiple protein isoforms (see the Perspective by Papasaikas and Valcárcel ). Barbosa-Morais et al. (p. 1587 ) and Merkin et al. (p. 1593 ) analyzed alternative splicing across the genomes of a variety of vertebrates, including human, primates, rodents, opossum, platypus, chicken, lizard, and frog. The findings suggest that the evolution of alternative splicing has for the most part been very rapid and that alternative splicing patterns of most organs more strongly reflect the identity of the species rather than the organ type. Species-classifying alternative splicing can affect key regulators, often in disordered regions of proteins that may influence protein-protein interactions, or in regions involved in protein phosphorylation.

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  • Whole genome analyses brought a new appreciation of the pervasiveness and regulatory reach of alternative splicing in metazoan organisms.

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Authors
Merkin, J., Russell, C., Chen, P., & Burge, C. B.
Affiliations
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
Corresponding author
Burge, Christopher B.
Venue
Science
Published
2012-12-21
Volume
338
Issue
6114
Pages
1593-1599
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1532846663
Cited by
972
References
45
Citations by year
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FWCI
24.44
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • PMC
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (0821391)
  • Broad Institute
  • Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration
  • National Institutes of Health (OD-011092, P51OD011092)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (R01HG002439)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Keywords
alternative splicing, tissue-specific gene expression, mammalian transcriptome, alternative exons, splicing factors, PTB, stars, transient ischemic attack, protein phosphorylation, kinase signaling, evolutionary conservation
MeSH terms
Animals, Cattle, Chickens, DNA-Binding Proteins, Biological Evolution, Exons, Gene Expression Regulation, Introns, Macaca mulatta, Male, Mammals, Models, Genetic, Phosphorylation, Phylogeny, Protein Kinases, RNA Splicing, RNA-Binding Proteins, Conserved Sequence, Alternative Splicing, Sequence Analysis, DNA, DNA, Complementary, Evolution, Molecular, Protein Isoforms, Gene Expression Profiling, RNA Splice Sites, Mice, Rats, Transcriptome

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