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ArticleNucleic acids research2008

Development of an isoform-specific gene suppression system: the study of the human Pax-5B transcriptional element.

Gilles A Robichaud, Jean-Pierre Perreault, Rodney J Ouellette

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gilles A RobichaudDépartement de biochimie, RNA Group/Groupe ARN, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1H 5N4, Canada.
Jean-Pierre Perreault
Rodney J Ouellette
Université de Sherbrooke · CA

Funding

CIHR 38322
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The transcription factor Pax-5, is vital during B lymphocyte differentiation and is known to contribute to the oncogenesis of certain cancers. The Pax-5 locus generates multiple yet structurally related mRNA transcripts through the specific activation of alternative promoter regions and/or alternative splicing events which poses challenges in the study of specific isoform function. In this study, we investigated the function of a major Pax-5 transcript, Pax-5B using an enhanced version of the Hepatitis Delta Virus ribozyme (HDV Rz) suppression system that is specifically designed to recognize and cleave the human Pax-5B mRNA. The activity of these ribozymes resulted in the specific suppression of the Pax-5B transcripts without altering the transcript levels of other closely related Pax-5 isoforms mRNAs both in vitro and in an intracellular setting. Following stable transfection of the ribozymes into a model B cell line (REH), we showed that Pax-5B suppression led to an increase of CD19 mRNA and cell surface protein expression. In response to this Pax-5B specific deregulation, a marked increase in apoptotic activity compared to control cell lines was observed. These results suggest that Pax-5B has distinct roles in physiological processes in cell fate events during lymphocyte development.

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Antigens, CD19ApoptosisB-LymphocytesCell LineGene Expression RegulationGenetic EngineeringHepatitis Delta VirusHumansPAX5 Transcription FactorProtein IsoformsRNA, CatalyticRNA, MessengerRNA StabilityTranscription FactorsAntigens, CD19PAX5 protein, humanPAX5 Transcription FactorProtein IsoformsRNA, CatalyticRNA, MessengerTranscription Factors

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PMID18617575
PMCPMC2504290
OpenAlexW2089911702

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