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ArticleBiophysical journal2020

Exon Definition Facilitates Reliable Control of Alternative Splicing in the RON Proto-Oncogene.

Mihaela Enculescu, Simon Braun, Samarth Thonta Setty, Anke Busch, Kathi Zarnack, Julian König, Stefan Legewie

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mihaela EnculescuInstitute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: m.enculescu@imb-mainz.de.
Simon BraunInstitute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany.
Samarth Thonta SettyBuchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Anke BuschInstitute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany.
Kathi ZarnackBuchmann Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Julian KönigInstitute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: j.koenig@imb-mainz.de.
Stefan LegewieInstitute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: s.legewie@imb-mainz.de.
Institute of Molecular Biology · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative splicing is a key step in eukaryotic gene expression that allows for the production of multiple transcript and protein isoforms from the same gene. Even though splicing is perturbed in many diseases, we currently lack insights into regulatory mechanisms promoting its precision and efficiency. We analyze high-throughput mutagenesis data obtained for an alternatively spliced exon in the proto-oncogene RON and determine the functional units that control this splicing event. Using mathematical modeling of distinct splicing mechanisms, we show that alternative splicing is based in RON on a so-called "exon definition" mechanism. Here, the recognition of the adjacent exons by the spliceosome is required for removal of an intron. We use our model to analyze the differences between the exon and intron definition scenarios and find that exon definition prevents the accumulation of deleterious, partially spliced retention products during alternative splicing regulation. Furthermore, it modularizes splicing control, as multiple regulatory inputs are integrated into a common net input, irrespective of the location and nature of the corresponding cis-regulatory elements in the pre-messenger RNA. Our analysis suggests that exon definition promotes robust and reliable splicing outcomes in RON splicing.

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Alternative SplicingProto-OncogenesExonsIntrons

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PMID32336349
PMCPMC7175406
OpenAlexW3010502634

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