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ArticleJournal of molecular neuroscience : MN1996

Alternative splicing of the Brn-3a and Brn-3b transcription factor RNAs is regulated in neuronal cells.

Y Z Liu, S J Dawson, D S Latchman

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Article in Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN, 1996. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Y Z LiuDepartment of Molecular Pathology, University College London Medical School, UK.
S J Dawson
D S Latchman
University College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The closely related and functionally antagonistic POU family transcription factors Brn-3a and Brn-3b are encoded by two distinct genes that are expressed primarily in neuronal cells. In addition, however, the primary transcript of each of these genes is alternatively spliced to produce two distinct mRNAs encoding long and short isoforms that differ at the N-terminus of the protein. We show that this process is regulated so that different proportions of the mRNAs encoding the long and short forms of either Brn-3a or Brn-3b are produced in different rat tissues. Similarly, the ratio of each of these forms can be modulated by specific stimuli in both a neuronal cell line and primary neurons. The significance of these effects is discussed in relation to the functional differences between the two forms of each factor.

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Alternative SplicingAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell Line, TransformedDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA PrimersGanglia, SpinalGene Expression RegulationNeuronsPolymerase Chain ReactionRatsRats, WistarRNA, MessengerRNA PrecursorsTranscription Factor Brn-3Transcription Factor Brn-3BDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA PrimersRNA, MessengerRNA PrecursorsTranscription Factor Brn-3Transcription Factor Brn-3BTranscription Factors

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PMID8835784
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