Function of alternative splicing

O Kelemen, P Convertini, Z Zhang, Y Wen, M Shen… - Gene, 2013 - Elsevier
Almost all polymerase II transcripts undergo alternative pre-mRNA splicing. Here, we review
the functions of alternative splicing events that have been experimentally determined. The …

Insects as innovative models for functional studies of DNA methylation

F Lyko, R Maleszka - Trends in genetics, 2011 - cell.com
The emerging field of epigenomics has the potential to bridge the gap between static
genomic sequences and complex phenotypes that arise from multigenic, nonlinear and …

Chromatin and epigenetic regulation of pre-mRNA processing

SJ Brown, P Stoilov, Y Xing - Human molecular genetics, 2012 - academic.oup.com
New data are revealing a complex landscape of gene regulation shaped by chromatin states
that extend into the bodies of transcribed genes and associate with distinct RNA elements …

Deciphering the plant splicing code: experimental and computational approaches for predicting alternative splicing and splicing regulatory elements

ASN Reddy, MF Rogers, DN Richardson… - Frontiers in plant …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Extensive alternative splicing (AS) of precursor mRNAs (pre-mRNAs) in multicellular
eukaryotes increases the protein-coding capacity of a genome and allows novel ways to …

Towards understanding pre-mRNA splicing mechanisms and the role of SR proteins

M Sahebi, MM Hanafi, AJ van Wijnen, P Azizi, R Abiri… - Gene, 2016 - Elsevier
Alternative pre-mRNA splicing provides a source of vast protein diversity by removing non-
coding sequences (introns) and accurately linking different exonic regions in the correct …

Sudemycin E influences alternative splicing and changes chromatin modifications

P Convertini, M Shen, PM Potter… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Sudemycin E is an analog of the pre-messenger RNA splicing modulator FR901464 and its
derivative spliceostatin A. Sudemycin E causes the death of cancer cells through an …

Evidence for the role of transcription factors in the co-transcriptional regulation of intron retention

F Ullah, S Jabeen, M Salton, ASN Reddy, A Ben-Hur - Genome Biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Alternative splicing is a widespread regulatory phenomenon that enables a
single gene to produce multiple transcripts. Among the different types of alternative splicing …

Perturbation of chromatin structure globally affects localization and recruitment of splicing factors

IE Schor, D Llères, GJ Risso, A Pawellek, J Ule… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Chromatin structure is an important factor in the functional coupling between transcription
and mRNA processing, not only by regulating alternative splicing events, but also by …

The chromatin remodeling and mRNA splicing functions of the Brahma (SWI/SNF) complex are mediated by the SNR1/SNF5 regulatory subunit

CB Zraly, AK Dingwall - Nucleic acids research, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Nucleosome remodeling catalyzed by the ATP-dependent SWI/SNF complex is essential for
regulated gene expression. Transcriptome profiling studies in flies and mammals identified …

Chromatin and alternative splicing

M Alló, IE Schor, MJ Munoz… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2011 - symposium.cshlp.org
Alternative splicing affects more than 90% of human genes. Coupling between transcription
and splicing has become crucial in the complex network underlying alternative splicing …