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ArticleBiomolecules2022

Analysis of Alternative mRNA Splicing in Vemurafenib-Resistant Melanoma Cells.

Honey Bokharaie, Walter Kolch, Aleksandar Krstic

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Article in Biomolecules, 2022. 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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9 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Honey BokharaieSystems Biology Ireland, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin 4, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-3826-7582
Walter KolchSystems Biology Ireland, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin 4, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5777-5016
Aleksandar KrsticSystems Biology Ireland, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin 4, Ireland.
University College Dublin · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alternative mRNA splicing is common in cancers. In BRAF V600E-mutated malignant melanoma, a frequent mechanism of acquired resistance to BRAF inhibitors involves alternative splicing (AS) of BRAF. The resulting shortened BRAF protein constitutively dimerizes and conveys drug resistance. Here, we have analysed AS in SK-MEL-239 melanoma cells and a BRAF inhibitor (vemurafenib)-resistant derivative that expresses an AS, shortened BRAF V600E transcript. Transcriptome analysis showed differential expression of spliceosome components between the two cell lines. As there is no consensus approach to analysing AS events, we used and compared four common AS softwares based on different principles, DEXSeq, rMATS, ASpli, and LeafCutter. Two of them correctly identified the BRAF V600E AS in the vemurafenib-resistant cells. Only 12 AS events were identified by all four softwares. Testing the AS predictions experimentally showed that these overlapping predictions are highly accurate. Interestingly, they identified AS caused alterations in the expression of melanin synthesis and cell migration genes in the vemurafenib-resistant cells. This analysis shows that combining different AS analysis approaches produces reliable results and meaningful, biologically testable hypotheses.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsMelanomaAlternative SplicingCell Line, TumorDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansIndolesMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRNA, MessengerSulfonamidesVemurafenibAntineoplastic AgentsIndolesProtein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRNA, MessengerSulfonamidesVemurafenibalternative splicing (AS)BRAF (v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B)cancerdrug resistancegenomicsmalignant melanomamelanin synthesisRho-Racvemurafenib

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PMID35883549
PMCPMC9312936
OpenAlexW4285731868

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