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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

PolyC-binding proteins enhance expression of the CDK2 cell cycle regulatory protein via alternative splicing.

Xinjun Ji, Jesse Humenik, Daphne Yang, Stephen A Liebhaber

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xinjun JiDepartment of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Jesse HumenikDepartment of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Daphne YangDepartment of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Stephen A LiebhaberDepartment of Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Post-Transcriptional controls in Mammalian Erythroid DifferentiationR01HL065449 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI LIEBHABER, STEPHEN AARON · 2000 to 2019
$4.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL065449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The PolyC binding proteins (PCBPs) impact alternative splicing of a subset of mammalian genes that are enriched in basic cellular functions. Here, we focus our analysis on PCBP-controlled cassette exon-splicing within the cell cycle control regulator cyclin-dependent kinase-2 (CDK2) transcript. We demonstrate that PCBP binding to a C-rich polypyrimidine tract (PPT) preceding exon 5 of the CDK2 transcript enhances cassette exon inclusion. This splice enhancement is U2AF65-independent and predominantly reflects actions of the PCBP1 isoform. Remarkably, PCBPs' control of CDK2 ex5 splicing has evolved subsequent to mammalian divergence via conversion of constitutive exon 5 inclusion in the mouse CDK2 transcript to PCBP-responsive exon 5 alternative splicing in humans. Importantly, exclusion of exon 5 from the hCDK2 transcript dramatically represses the expression of CDK2 protein with a corresponding perturbation in cell cycle kinetics. These data highlight a recently evolved post-transcriptional pathway in primate species with the potential to modulate cell cycle control.

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Alternative SplicingAnimalsCell CycleCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2DNA-Binding ProteinsEvolution, MolecularExonsHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHumansK562 CellsMicePolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA Splicing FactorsSplicing Factor U2AFCDK2 protein, humanCdk2 protein, mouseCyclin-Dependent Kinase 2DNA-Binding ProteinsHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsPCBP1 protein, humanPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA Splicing FactorsSplicing Factor U2AFU2AF2 protein, human

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PMID29253178
PMCPMC5829739
OpenAlexW2771078438

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