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Mechanisms of Alternative Pre-Messenger RNA Splicing

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Black, Douglas L.·2003·Annual Review of Biochemistry

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▪ Abstract Alternative pre-mRNA splicing is a central mode of genetic regulation in higher eukaryotes. Variability in splicing patterns is a major source of protein diversity from the genome. In this review, I describe what is currently known of the molecular mechanisms that control changes in splice site choice. I start with the best-characterized systems from the Drosophila sex determination pathway, and then describe the regulators of other systems about whose mechanisms there is some data. How these regulators are combined into complex systems of tissue-specific splicing is discussed. In conclusion, very recent studies are presented that point to new directions for understanding alternative splicing and its mechanisms.

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    “U2 snRNA binds to the branch point during spliceosome assembly and then forms base pairs with the U6 snRNA to become a key portion of the spliceosome catalytic centre for all major class introns6,8,183,184”

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Authors
Black, D. L.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Black, Douglas L.
Venue
Annual Review of Biochemistry
Published
2003-06
Volume
72
Issue
1
Pages
291-336
ISSN
  • 0066-4154 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4509
OpenAlex
W2109936378
Cited by
2,704
References
377
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annual Review of Biochemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
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, splicing regulation, tissue-specific splicing, protein diversity, splicing regulators, genetic control
MeSH terms
Animals, Drosophila, Exons, Introns, Organ Specificity, RNA Precursors, RNA, Messenger, Transcription Factors, RNA-Binding Proteins, Spliceosomes, Alternative Splicing, Sex Determination Processes

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