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Alternative splicing (AS) efficiently controls gene expression noise. This fundamental process in eukaryotes modulates mRNA levels and reduces noise, impacting both quantitative and qualitative gene expression outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Systems Biology

Background:

  • Alternative splicing (AS) is a ubiquitous eukaryotic process crucial for gene expression.
  • The quantitative and qualitative impacts of AS on gene expression levels require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze how alternative splicing influences gene expression noise.
  • To explore the quantitative and qualitative effects of AS on mature mRNA isoforms.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of two common gene expression models incorporating probabilistic splicing.
  • Mathematical modeling of constitutive and bursting gene expression scenarios.
  • Characterization of steady-state distributions for mature mRNA isoforms.

Main Results:

  • In constitutive expression, mature mRNA isoforms follow independent Poisson distributions.
  • In bursting expression, isoform distributions are characterized by mean burst size and splicing probability.
  • AS effectively modulates mRNA variability and noise, consistently reducing noise compared to pre-mRNA.

Conclusions:

  • Alternative splicing serves as an efficient mechanism for controlling gene expression noise.
  • AS impacts both the variability and noise levels of total mature mRNA.
  • The study reveals AS as a key regulator in fine-tuning gene expression noise.