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ArticleMolecular cell2012

The Akt-SRPK-SR axis constitutes a major pathway in transducing EGF signaling to regulate alternative splicing in the nucleus.

Zhihong Zhou, Jinsong Qiu, Wen Liu, Yu Zhou, Ryan M Plocinik, Hairi Li, Qidong Hu, Gourisanker Ghosh, Joseph A Adams, Michael G Rosenfeld and 1 more

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Article in Molecular cell, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 175 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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175citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

175 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 278 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhihong ZhouDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0651, USA.
Jinsong Qiu
Wen Liu
Yu Zhou
Ryan M Plocinik
Hairi Li
Qidong Hu
Gourisanker Ghosh
Joseph A Adams
Michael G Rosenfeld
Xiang-Dong Fu
University of California, San Diego · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · US

Funding

Functional RNA elements in the human genomeR01HG004659 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Kevin Daniel Corbett, Eugene Wei-Ming Yeo · 2008 to 2026
$12.4M
REGULATION OF NEUROENDOCRINE SWITCHING EVENTSR37DK039949 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ROSENFELD, MICHAEL G · 1987 to 2020
$12.3M
FUNCTION &REGULATION OF THE HUMAN SPLICING FACTOR SC35R01GM049369 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FU, XIANG-DONG · 1993 to 2018
$7.2M
Role of protein phosphorylation in RNA splicingR01GM067969 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ADAMS, JOSEPH · 2004 to 2024
$6.4M
Regulation of RNA metabolism and cell growth control by SR protein kinasesR01GM052872 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DOWDY, STEVEN F · 1996 to 2019
$5.4M
Mechanism of SR Protein Binding to the Splicing Kinase SRPK1F32GM090484 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI PLOCINIK, RYAN MATTHEW · 2010 to 2011
$107k
NHGRI NIH HHS HG004659NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG004659NIDDK NIH HHS R37 DK039949NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM090484NIGMS NIH HHS GM090484NIGMS NIH HHS GM52872NIGMS NIH HHS GM67969NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049369NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM052872NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM067969
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pre-mRNA splicing is regulated by developmental and environmental cues, but little is known about how specific signals are transduced in mammalian cells to regulate this critical gene expression step. Here, we report massive reprogramming of alternative splicing in response to EGF signaling. By blocking individual branches in EGF signaling, we found that Akt activation plays a major role, while other branches, such as the JAK/STAT and ERK pathways, make minor contributions to EGF-induced splicing. Activated Akt next branches to SR protein-specific kinases, rather than mTOR, by inducing SRPK autophosphorylation that switches the splicing kinases from Hsp70- to Hsp90-containing complexes. This leads to enhanced SRPK nuclear translocation and SR protein phosphorylation. These findings reveal a major signal transduction pathway for regulated splicing and place SRPKs in a central position in the pathway, consistent with their reputed roles in a large number of human cancers.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingCell NucleusEpidermal Growth FactorHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansMAP Kinase Signaling SystemProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAKT1 protein, humanEpidermal Growth FactorProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSRPK1 protein, human

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PMID22727668
PMCPMC3418396
OpenAlexW1986818022

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