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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

Molecular basis of titin exon exclusion by RBM20 and the novel titin splice regulator PTB4.

Vita Dauksaite, Michael Gotthardt

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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 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vita DauksaiteNeuromuscular and Cardiovascular Cell Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
Michael GotthardtNeuromuscular and Cardiovascular Cell Biology, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
Max Delbrück Center · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA-binding motif protein 20 (RBM20) is a cardiac splice regulator that adapts cardiac filling via its diverse substrates-including the sarcomeric protein titin. The molecular basis and regulation of RBM20-dependent exon exclusion are largely unknown. In tissue culture experiments, we show that the combination of RNA recognition motif (RRM) and C-terminus is necessary and sufficient for RBM20 activity, indicating an important function of the ZnF2 domain in splicing repression. Using splice reporter and in vitro binding assays targeting titin exons 241-243, we identified a minimal genomic segment that is necessary for RBM20-mediated splicing repression of the alternative exon. Here, RBM20 binds the cluster containing most RBM20 binding motifs through its RRM domain and represses the upstream and downstream introns. For subsequent exon exclusion, specific regions upstream, downstream and within the alternative exon 242 are required. Regulation of exon exclusion involves PTB4 as a novel titin splice regulator, which counteracts RBM20 repressor activity in HEK293 cells. Together, these mechanistic insights into the regulation and action of RBM20 and PTB4 provide a basis for the future development of RBM20 modulators that adapt titin elasticity in cardiac disease.

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ExonsAlternative Splicingbeta-GlobinsBinding SitesConnectinHEK293 CellsHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHumansIntronsPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinRNA-Binding Proteinsbeta-GlobinsConnectinHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsPolypyrimidine Tract-Binding ProteinPTBP1 protein, humanribonucleic acid binding motif protein 20, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsTTN protein, human

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PMID29518215
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