School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 500-712, South Korea.
School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 500-712, South Korea.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 Nov 30;506(3):703-708. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.10.123. Epub 2018 Oct 28.
Alternative splicing of exon 6 in Fas pre-mRNA generates a membrane bound pro-apoptotic isoform or soluble anti-apoptotic isoform. SRSF4 is a member of Arginine-Serine rich (SR) protein family. Here we demonstrate that increased SRSF4 expression stimulates exon 6 inclusion, and that reduced SRSF4 expression promotes exon 6 exclusion. We also show that weaker but not stronger 5' splice-site strength of exon 6 abolishes the SRSF4 effects on exon 6 splicing. Furthermore, we identified a novel enhancer on exon 6, on which SRSF4 interacts functionally and physically. Our results illustrate a novel regulatory mechanism of Fas pre-mRNA splicing.
外显子 6 的 Fas 前体 mRNA 的可变剪接产生膜结合的促凋亡同工型或可溶性抗凋亡同工型。SRSF4 是精氨酸-丝氨酸丰富 (SR) 蛋白家族的成员。在这里,我们证明 SRSF4 表达的增加刺激外显子 6 的包含,而 SRSF4 表达的减少促进外显子 6 的排除。我们还表明,外显子 6 的 5' 剪接位点强度较弱但不较强会消除 SRSF4 对其剪接的影响。此外,我们在外显子 6 上鉴定了一个新的增强子,其上 SRSF4 具有功能和物理相互作用。我们的结果说明了 Fas 前体 mRNA 剪接的一种新的调节机制。