Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 18, 2026

Using the E1A Minigene Tool to Study mRNA Splicing Changes
Published on: April 22, 2021
Caveolin-1 isoforms are encoded by distinct mRNAs. Identification Of mouse caveolin-1 mRNA variants caused by
1Department of Anatomy and Molecular Cell Biology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. hkogo@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
By searching the EST database with the known cDNA sequence encoding alpha-caveolin-1 (full-length: FL), we found a variant having a hitherto unknown sequence in place of the first exon (5'-end variant: 5'V). The expression level of 5'V mRNA was equivalent to that of FL mRNA. The entire sequences of FL and 5'V mRNA were determined by 3'- and 5'-RACE analysis; their sizes were 2484 bp and 2533 bp, respectively, and the sequences were identical except for the region of the first exon. By Northern blotting, FL and 5'V mRNAs showed the same tissue distribution, and were intensely expressed in the lung, heart, and skeletal muscle. Analyzing the protein production from these mRNAs using green fluorescent protein as a tag, we found FL mRNA to produce the alpha-isoform predominantly, but to form little beta-isoform. The production of the beta-isoform from 5'V mRNA was also demonstrated. By sequence analysis of the first intron of the caveolin-1 gene, a TATA box was found at 28 bp upstream of the transcription initiation site for 5'V mRNA. This is the first demonstration of caveolin-1 mRNA variants generated by alternative transcription initiation, and it indicates that the two isoforms of caveolin-1 are produced from two distinct mRNAs.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
RNA Splicing
RNA Splicing
Alternative RNA Splicing
There are five types of alternative RNA splicing that vary in the ways the pre-mRNA segments are removed or retained in the mature mRNA. The first...
Alternative RNA Splicing
There are five types of alternative RNA splicing that vary in the ways the pre-mRNA segments are removed or retained in the mature mRNA. The first...
Leaky Scanning
RNA Editing

