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A Reporter Based Cellular Assay for Monitoring Splicing Efficiency
Published on: September 15, 2021
Functional role of SAP18 protein: From transcriptional repression to splicing regulation
Sweta Kumari1, Ayushi Rehman1, Pratap Chandra1
1Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Abstract:
Sin3 associated protein 18 (SAP18) is an evolutionary conserved protein, originally discovered in a complex with the transcriptional regulatory protein, Sin3. Subsequent investigations revealed SAP18 as an integral splicing component of the exon junction complex (EJC)-associated apoptosis-and splicing-associated protein (ASAP)/PNN-RNPS1-SAP18 (PSAP) complex. In association with Sin3, SAP18 contributes toward transcriptional repression of genes implicated in embryonic development, stress response, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication, and tumorigenesis. As a part of EJC, SAP18 mediates alternative splicing events and suppresses the cryptic splice sites present within flanking regions of exon-exon junctions. In this review, we provide a thorough discussion on SAP18, focussing on its conserved dual role in transcriptional regulation and messenger RNA splicing. Recent research on the involvement of SAP18 in the emergence of cancer and human disorders has also been highlighted. The potential of SAP18 as a therapeutic target is also discussed in these recent studies, particularly related to malignancies of the myeloid lineage.
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