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Pre-mRNA Processing: RNA Splicing01:32

Pre-mRNA Processing: RNA Splicing

Splicing is the process by which eukaryotic RNA is edited before its translation into protein. The RNA strand transcribed from eukaryotic DNA is called the primary transcript. The primary transcripts that become mRNAs are called precursor messenger RNAs (pre-mRNAs). Eukaryotic pre-mRNA contains alternating sequences of exons and introns. Exons are nucleotide sequences that code for proteins, whereas introns are the non-coding regions. In RNA splicing, introns are removed and exons are bonded...
RNA Splicing01:32

RNA Splicing

Splicing is the process by which eukaryotic RNA is edited before its translation into protein. The RNA strand transcribed from eukaryotic DNA is called the primary transcript. The primary transcripts that become mRNAs are called precursor messenger RNAs (pre-mRNAs). Eukaryotic pre-mRNA contains alternating sequences of exons and introns. Exons are nucleotide sequences that code for proteins, whereas introns are the non-coding regions. In RNA splicing, introns are removed and exons are bonded...
RNA Splicing01:32

RNA Splicing

Splicing is the process by which eukaryotic RNA is edited before its translation into protein. The RNA strand transcribed from eukaryotic DNA is called the primary transcript. The primary transcripts that become mRNAs are called precursor messenger RNAs (pre-mRNAs). Eukaryotic pre-mRNA contains alternating sequences of exons and introns. Exons are nucleotide sequences that code for proteins, whereas introns are the non-coding regions. In RNA splicing, introns are removed and exons are bonded...
Chromatin Structure and RNA Splicing02:41

Chromatin Structure and RNA Splicing

In eukaryotic cells, nascent mRNA transcripts need to undergo many post-transcriptional modifications to reach the cell cytoplasm and translate into functional proteins. For a long time, transcription and pre-mRNA processing were considered two independent events that occur sequentially in the cell. However, it has now been well established that transcription and pre-mRNA processing are two simultaneous processes that are precisely regulated inside the cell.
The chromatin structure, especially...
Alternative RNA Splicing02:18

Alternative RNA Splicing

Alternative RNA splicing is the regulated splicing of exons and introns to produce different mature mRNAs from a single pre-mRNA. Unlike in constitutive splicing where a single gene produces a single type of mRNA, alternative splicing allows an organism to produce multiple proteins from a single gene and plays an important role in protein diversity.
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 Splicing02:18

Alternative RNA Splicing

Alternative RNA splicing is the regulated splicing of exons and introns to produce different mature mRNAs from a single pre-mRNA. Unlike in constitutive splicing where a single gene produces a single type of mRNA, alternative splicing allows an organism to produce multiple proteins from a single gene and plays an important role in protein diversity.
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Using the E1A Minigene Tool to Study mRNA Splicing Changes
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Searching for splicing motifs.

Lawrence A Chasin1

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, USA. lac2@columbia.edu

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
|April 3, 2008
PubMed
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Accurate pre-messenger RNA splicing relies on exon definition, but splice sites alone are insufficient. The cell integrates numerous exonic and intronic splicing regulatory elements to make binary splicing decisions.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • RNA Biology

Background:

  • Pre-mRNA splicing in higher eukaryotes requires accurate exon definition.
  • Splice sites alone lack sufficient information for correct splice site identification.
  • Exon recognition involves numerous regulatory elements within exons and introns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the identification and characteristics of exonic splicing enhancers and silencers.
  • To discuss the diverse methods used for motif identification.
  • To highlight the challenge of understanding how cells integrate this information for splicing decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Empirical experiments selecting sequences that bind splicing factors or modulate splicing.
  • In vitro and in vivo splicing assays.
  • Computational predictions identifying over- or under-represented sequence motifs in exons.

Main Results:

  • Extensive lists of exonic splicing enhancers and silencers have been compiled.
  • Identified motifs are often specific to the identification method and show limited overlap.
  • A significant portion of mRNA sequences may comprise these regulatory motifs.

Conclusions:

  • Current methods provide distinct sets of splicing regulatory motifs.
  • Understanding the integration of these numerous motifs for binary splicing decisions remains a challenge.