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ArticleMolecular cell2019

Disease-Causing Mutations in SF3B1 Alter Splicing by Disrupting Interaction with SUGP1.

Jian Zhang, Abdullah M Ali, Yen K Lieu, Zhaoqi Liu, Jianchao Gao, Raul Rabadan, Azra Raza, Siddhartha Mukherjee, James L Manley

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Article in Molecular cell, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers.

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84 citing papers in PubMed, 122 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jian ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Abdullah M AliIrving Cancer Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Yen K LieuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Irving Cancer Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Zhaoqi LiuDepartment of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Jianchao GaoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Raul RabadanDepartment of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Azra RazaIrving Cancer Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Siddhartha MukherjeeIrving Cancer Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: sm3252@cumc.columbia.edu.
James L ManleyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. Electronic address: jlm2@columbia.edu.
Columbia University · USCancer Research Center · USColumbia University Irving Medical Center · US

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment ProgramP30CA013696 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Anil K Rustgi · 1985 to 2026
$115.3M
Topology of Cancer Evolution and HeterogeneityU54CA193313 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI IAVARONE, ANTONIO, RABADAN, RAUL · 2015 to 2020
$10.4M
Regulation of RNA processing: Mechanisms and ConsequencesR35GM118136 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI James L. Manley · 2016 to 2026
$8.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013696NCI NIH HHS U54 CA193313NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM118136
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SF3B1, which encodes an essential spliceosomal protein, is frequently mutated in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and many cancers. However, the defect of mutant SF3B1 is unknown. Here, we analyzed RNA sequencing data from MDS patients and confirmed that SF3B1 mutants use aberrant 3' splice sites. To elucidate the underlying mechanism, we purified complexes containing either wild-type or the hotspot K700E mutant SF3B1 and found that levels of a poorly studied spliceosomal protein, SUGP1, were reduced in mutant spliceosomes. Strikingly, SUGP1 knockdown completely recapitulated the splicing errors, whereas SUGP1 overexpression drove the protein, which our data suggest plays an important role in branchsite recognition, into the mutant spliceosome and partially rescued splicing. Other hotspot SF3B1 mutants showed similar altered splicing and diminished interaction with SUGP1. Our study demonstrates that SUGP1 loss is a common defect of spliceosomes with disease-causing SF3B1 mutations and, because this defect can be rescued, suggests possibilities for therapeutic intervention.

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MutationRNA SplicingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHEK293 CellsHumansK562 CellsLeukemia, Erythroblastic, AcuteMyelodysplastic SyndromesPhenotypePhosphoproteinsProtein BindingRNA Splicing FactorsSpliceosomesPhosphoproteinsRNA Splicing FactorsSF3B1 protein, humanSUGP1 protein, humanbranch pointleukemiamyelodysplastic syndromesp14SF1spliceosomeSRSF2U2AF1U2AF2U2 snRNP

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PMID31474574
PMCPMC7065273
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