ReviewThe EMBO journal2026
The splice of life: how alternative splicing shapes regulatory and phenotypic evolution.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Lateralized Gene Splicing in the Brain is Associated With Lateralized Feeding Behavior in an Asymmetrical Scale-eating Cichlid Fish.Genome biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Correction of aberrant splicing caused by intronic CAPN3 pathogenic variants using RNA-targeted therapeutic strategies in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type R1.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Article
- Causal variants in animal genomes: approaches to identification, phenotypic impact, and implications for selective breeding.BMC genomics · 2026Review
- Comprehensive review and assessment of multi-species splicing variant prediction: task-specific deep learning models and genomic foundation models.Briefings in bioinformatics · 2026Review
- Prognostic alternative splicing signatures in esophageal cancer reveal SF3A3 as a key oncogenic splicing factor.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Population-scale interpretation of RNA isoform diversity enabled by Isopedia.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Alternative splicing (AS) is a key mechanism for generating regulatory and phenotypic diversity in multicellular eukaryotes. Large-scale comparative transcriptomic studies have revealed that AS leads to lineage-specific and tissue-specific transcriptomic and proteomic changes, underscoring its contribution to the evolution of gene products and functions. In this review, we highlight the patterns and mechanisms of AS evolution across species, exploring how technological advancements are transforming our understanding of splicing evolution. Furthermore, we discuss mechanistic and functional insights from recent studies, including groundbreaking discoveries on how AS has shaped phenotypic evolution in mammals.
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