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Human genomic sequences that inhibit splicing.

W G Fairbrother1, L A Chasin

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA.

Molecular and Cellular Biology
|August 25, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Researchers discovered that human DNA frequently contains sequences that inhibit gene splicing. These inhibitory elements, common in human DNA but rare in E. coli, may explain how true splice sites are distinguished from pseudosites.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Gene Regulation

Background:

  • Mammalian genes feature small exons and long introns.
  • Splice sites define exon boundaries, but pseudosites are abundant in introns.
  • Mechanisms distinguishing true splice sites from pseudosites are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify sequences that inhibit constitutive exon splicing.
  • To investigate the frequency of splicing inhibitors in human DNA.
  • To explore the role of repression in splice site selection.

Main Methods:

  • Screening human genomic DNA libraries for inhibitory sequences.
  • Inserting DNA fragments into a minigene to test for splicing inhibition.
  • Comparing inhibitory frequencies between human and E. coli DNA.

Main Results:

  • Approximately one in three tested human DNA fragments inhibited exon inclusion.
  • Only one in twenty-seven E. coli DNA fragments showed inhibitory effects.
  • A high-affinity U2AF65 binding site strongly repressed exon inclusion.

Conclusions:

  • Human DNA contains a high frequency of splicing inhibitory elements.
  • Splicing operates within a repressive background.
  • Inhibitory arrangements of splice-like signals may repress pseudosites.

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