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ReviewChromosoma2013

Regulation of splicing by SR proteins and SR protein-specific kinases.

Zhihong Zhou, Xiang-Dong Fu

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In one paragraph

Review in Chromosoma, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 269 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
269citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
13.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

269 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 488 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Oncogenic Role of SRPK2 in Different Types of Cancer: A Systematic Review.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026
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  2. Alternative splicing and cancer: a systematic review.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2021
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  7. Predicting human mRNA isoform levels from site-specific splicing kineticsbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  8. Divergent RNA structures support accurate splicing of the SF3B1-sensitivebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  16. Gene regulation through exon junction complex modularity.Nature structural & molecular biology · 2025
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  18. mExperimental & molecular medicine · 2025
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209 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhihong ZhouDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Institute of Genomic Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0651, USA.
Xiang-Dong Fu
University of California, San Diego · US

Funding

FUNCTION &REGULATION OF THE HUMAN SPLICING FACTOR SC35R01GM049369 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI FU, XIANG-DONG · 1993 to 2018
$7.2M
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
NIGMS NIH HHS GM049369NIGMS NIH HHS GM052872NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM049369NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM052872
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomic sequencing reveals similar but limited numbers of protein-coding genes in different genomes, which begs the question of how organismal diversities are generated. Alternative pre-mRNA splicing, a widespread phenomenon in higher eukaryotic genomes, is thought to provide a mechanism to increase the complexity of the proteome and introduce additional layers for regulating gene expression in different cell types and during development. Among a large number of factors implicated in the splicing regulation are the SR protein family of splicing factors and SR protein-specific kinases. Here, we summarize the rules for SR proteins to function as splicing regulators, which depend on where they bind in exons versus intronic regions, on alternative exons versus flanking competing exons, and on cooperative as well as competitive binding between different SR protein family members on many of those locations. We review the importance of cycles of SR protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation in the splicing reaction with emphasis on the recent molecular insight into the role of SR protein phosphorylation in early steps of spliceosome assembly. Finally, we highlight recent discoveries of SR protein-specific kinases in transducing growth signals to regulate alternative splicing in the nucleus and the connection of both SR proteins and SR protein kinases to human diseases, particularly cancer.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingGene Expression RegulationAnimalsHumansProtein KinasesRNA-Binding ProteinsSpliceosomesProtein KinasesRNA-Binding Proteins

Identifiers

PMID23525660
PMCPMC3660409
OpenAlexW2057368600

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Registered trials

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