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ArticlePloS one2014

Exon first nucleotide mutations in splicing: evaluation of in silico prediction tools.

Lucie Grodecká, Pavla Lockerová, Barbora Ravčuková, Emanuele Buratti, Francisco E Baralle, Ladislav Dušek, Tomáš Freiberger

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Lucie GrodeckáMolecular Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Brno, Czech Republic ; Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Pavla LockerováMolecular Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Brno, Czech Republic.
Barbora RavčukováMolecular Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Brno, Czech Republic.
Emanuele BurattiInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy.
Francisco E BaralleInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy.
Ladislav DušekInstitute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Tomáš FreibergerMolecular Genetics Laboratory, Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Brno, Czech Republic ; Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic ; Institute of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, St. Anne's University Hospital and Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

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Abstract

Mutations in the first nucleotide of exons (E(+1)) mostly affect pre-mRNA splicing when found in AG-dependent 3' splice sites, whereas AG-independent splice sites are more resistant. The AG-dependency, however, may be difficult to assess just from primary sequence data as it depends on the quality of the polypyrimidine tract. For this reason, in silico prediction tools are commonly used to score 3' splice sites. In this study, we have assessed the ability of sequence features and in silico prediction tools to discriminate between the splicing-affecting and non-affecting E(+1) variants. For this purpose, we newly tested 16 substitutions in vitro and derived other variants from literature. Surprisingly, we found that in the presence of the substituting nucleotide, the quality of the polypyrimidine tract alone was not conclusive about its splicing fate. Rather, it was the identity of the substituting nucleotide that markedly influenced it. Among the computational tools tested, the best performance was achieved using the Maximum Entropy Model and Position-Specific Scoring Matrix. As a result of this study, we have now established preliminary discriminative cut-off values showing sensitivity up to 95% and specificity up to 90%. This is expected to improve our ability to detect splicing-affecting variants in a clinical genetic setting.

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Point MutationRNA Splice SitesSoftwareAgammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine KinaseAgammaglobulinemiaComputer SimulationExonsGenetic Diseases, X-LinkedHeLa CellsHumansModels, GeneticMolecular Sequence DataProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA SplicingSequence Analysis, DNAAgammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine KinaseProtein-Tyrosine KinasesRNA Splice Sites

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PMCPMC3931810

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