Molecular impact of mutations in RNA splicing factors in cancer

Q Zhang, Y Ai, O Abdel-Wahab - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Somatic mutations in genes encoding components of the RNA splicing machinery occur
frequently in multiple forms of cancer. The most frequently mutated RNA splicing factors in …

Splicing regulation through biomolecular condensates and membraneless organelles

J Giudice, H Jiang - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates, sometimes also known as membraneless organelles (MLOs),
can form through weak multivalent intermolecular interactions of proteins and nucleic acids …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic interactions drive early spliceosome assembly

S Martínez-Lumbreras, C Morguet, M Sattler - Current Opinion in Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Splicing is a critical processing step during pre-mRNA maturation in eukaryotes. The correct
selection of splice sites during the early steps of spliceosome assembly is highly important …

Branch site recognition by the spliceosome

J Tholen - RNA, 2024 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
The spliceosome is a eukaryotic multimegadalton RNA–protein complex that removes
introns from transcripts. The spliceosome ensures the selection of each exon-intron …

Harnessing DNA replication stress to target RBM10 deficiency in lung adenocarcinoma

FE Machour, E R. Abu-Zhayia, J Kamar… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The splicing factor RNA-binding motif protein 10 (RBM10) is frequently mutated in lung
adenocarcinoma (LUAD)(9-25%). Most RBM10 cancer mutations are loss-of-function …

The Rbfox1/LASR complex controls alternative pre-mRNA splicing by recognition of multi-part RNA regulatory modules

P Peyda, CH Lin, K Onwuzurike, DL Black - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The Rbfox proteins regulate alternative pre-mRNA splicing by binding to the RNA element
GCAUG. In the nucleus, most of Rbfox is bound to LASR, a complex of RNA-binding proteins …

Core splicing architecture and early spliceosomal recognition determine microexon sensitivity to SRRM3/4

S Bonnal, S Bajew, RM Corral, M Irimia - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Microexons are essential for proper functioning of neurons and pancreatic endocrine cells,
where their inclusion depends on the splicing factors SRRM3/4. However, in pancreatic …

Understanding the dynamic design of the spliceosome

I Beusch, HD Madhani - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
The spliceosome catalyzes the splicing of pre-mRNAs. Although the spliceosome evolved
from a prokaryotic self-splicing intron and an associated protein, it is a vastly more complex …