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ArticleScientific reports2025

Alternative splicing in the RBMXL1 5'-UTR induces uORF-mediated translation control in activated B lymphocytes.

Sylvain de Breyne, Hélène Polvèche, Didier Auboeuf, Théophile Ohlmann, Henri Gruffat, Evelyne Manet

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  1. Functional analysis ofMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2026
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  2. An upstream open reading frame represses translation of the neuronal potassium channel KCNQ2.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Targeted BDNF upregulation via upstream open reading frame disruption.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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Sylvain de BreyneCIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, RNA Expression in Viruses and Eukaryotes (REVE) Team, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Université Lyon I, 69007, Lyon, France. sylvain.de.breyne@ens-lyon.fr.
Hélène PolvècheCECS, I-Stem, 91100, Corbeil-Essonnes, France.
Didier AuboeufLBMC, Laboratory of Biology and Modelling of the Cell, Regulation of Genome Architecture and Dynamics of Splicing (REGARDS) Team, CNRS UMR 5239, ENS de Lyon, Université Lyon I, 69007, Lyon, France.
Théophile OhlmannCIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, RNA Expression in Viruses and Eukaryotes (REVE) Team, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Université Lyon I, 69007, Lyon, France.
Henri GruffatCIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, RNA Expression in Viruses and Eukaryotes (REVE) Team, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Université Lyon I, 69007, Lyon, France.
Evelyne ManetCIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, RNA Expression in Viruses and Eukaryotes (REVE) Team, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Université Lyon I, 69007, Lyon, France. evelyne.manet@ens-lyon.fr.

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The Ligue Contre le Cancer, comités de la Loire et du Rhône M38813
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The RNA binding motif X-linked (RBMX) gene plays multiple roles in gene transcription and alternative splicing regulation. Modifications to its expression have been associated with the development of various cancers. In addition to RBMX, there exist several RBMX-like genes (RBMXLs) that have been generated by retrotransposition of RBMX. Among these, RBMXL1 encodes a protein that is more than 95% identical to RBMX and may therefore fulfil similar functions. This study identified a specific variation in the alternative splicing of a small exon located in the 5'-untranslated region of the human RBMXL1 mRNA. This occurs following the infection of primary B lymphocytes by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or their activation by a combination of CD40 Ligand and Interleukin 4. The inclusion of this small exon creates a small upstream open reading frame (uORF). Such uORFs have been described as having the capacity to regulate the translation of a downstream ORF. Our findings indicate that the RBMXL1 uORF is functional and that its presence results in the downregulation of the translation of the downstream primary ORF. Regulation of this alternative splicing may therefore play an important role in the fine-tuning of the global level of RBMX/RBMXL1 proteins in the cells.

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5' Untranslated RegionsAlternative SplicingB-LymphocytesLymphocyte ActivationOpen Reading FramesProtein BiosynthesisRNA-Binding ProteinsExonsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansRNA, Messenger5' Untranslated RegionsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerAlternative splicingB lymphocyte activationEpstein–Barr virusRBMXL1Translational regulationuORF

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PMCPMC12219734

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