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Expression of a Human Gene
Protein Coding Gene ncRNA Gene
DNA
Transcription Polyadenylation Transcription
exon intron
18S 5S 28S
45S
41S
20S 32S
5S
18S 28S
Maturation of tRNAs
Transcription Polyadenylation
pppNpNp
Phosphatase
Pi
ppNpNp
GTP
Guanyl transferase
PPi
GpppNpNp
Transfer of methyl group to the cap
Methylase
CH3-Gp ppNpNp
CBP80/20
Polyadenylation signals
73K
100K 50K
160K PAP
30K 77K
Cap AAUAAA GU-rich
64K
Cleavage site
5’ splice site
branchpoint
polypyrimidine tract exonic enhancer
exonic silencer
3’ splice site
The Nuclear pre-mRNA Splicing Pathway
2’ A
HO
Pre-mRNA P P
Lariat intermediate pA
P
3’
OH
U1 U6
B
U4 U5
(spliceosome)
U2
U4
U6 C
U5 (Activated Spliceosome)
U2
U6
U5
U2 Exon 1 Exon 2
mRNA
SR proteins Function in Multiple Steps in
the Spliceosome Assembly Pathway
U1 snRNP
70K
Inhibitory
SR SR Complex
Protein U2AF65 U2AF Protein
35
Exon Py AG Exon
Enhancer Inhibitor
27K
100K
SR
Protein
U1 snRNP
70K
U2AF65 U2AF
35
Exon 1 A Py AG Exon 2
U2 snRNP
A B
U1 U2
U6
GA GAU
A UU UCA AAG
G C UGCAU A
U GG G CCU
UCCAU CAUA AUGAUGU C CC AUU
UC A GUUC A CGU
AGGUA GU UACUA C AGGU GU GG C
U A AAG
Exon 1 Exon 2 U A
UU U
U4
C D
C U
G A
U A
C G
C G
C A
C GU
U A
U A
U6
G C A
AC A CGUUUUACAAAGAGAUUUAUUUCGUUUU
A G A
UG GA C
UA GA G G G UUUUCCGUUUCUCUAAGCA n A
A
5’ U UGAUC
U
C r n
U5 NAG G
ACUAG A U C
r
y
y
AU U U
C
A
G U2 r AGC n n n r
U
r
y
G Domain 5
GC C U U
GUAGUA 5’ GUGCG y UUG n n n y G n
A
UG G A C AUCAU G
3’ A
G
r r r r r r
yA yyyy yy
3’ A Domain 6
Topics
pA
Dscam: An Exon Guidance Receptor with 38,016
Isoforms Generated by Alternative Splicing
Genomic DNA
Exon 4 Exon 6 Exon 9 Exon 17
1 12 1 48 1 33 12
Protein
TM
These isoforms play
a role in wiring the
nervous system,
affecting whether
neurons connect to
each other.
Sxl 2 3 4 Sxl off
Sxl
- Sxl
stop
Tra 1 2 Tra (truncated)
Tra2 + Sxl
Tra/Tra-2
+ Dsx 3 4 5 Dsx
Interactions across exon
Interactions across intron Interactions across intron
+
+ +
++ +
U2 SR A/B U1
U2AF
5’ ss BPS Py
ESE ESS 3’ ss
3’ ss 5’ ss
SR and hnRNP proteins affect alternative
splicing in opposite ways
hnRNP A1 SC35
_ _
NE M
PremRNA
Prox.
mRNAs
Dis. 5'ss Prox. 5'ss 3'ss
Dist.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tissue-specific Alternative Splicing
U1 U2
3 4
PT B
PTB P TB
P T B
KSRP
ISS N1 H p28 p50
U1
Neuronal cells (N1 inclusion)
U1 U2 U1 ISE U2
3 N1 4
KSRP
H p28 p50
nPTB
PTB ATP
Recursive Splicing
5’ss 3’ss
Topics
FGFR2 FGF
FGFR2
Fibroblasts 7 8 9 10 Epithelial
other cells Cells
KGF KGFR
Myotonic Dystrophy: A Splicing Disease
How?
DMPK AAAAA CUG-BP1 (increased stability and
nuclear localization)
U/G(n) CIC-1
Stop
CUG(n) 2 3 6 6b 7a 7 8
Reduced Cl conductance
Membrane hyperexcitability
C G
{
+/- mice are normal
+ KTS -/- mice die after birth with kidney defects
Function in pre-mRNA processing
Undifferentiated gonad
A. Regulated splicing in development C. Elevated Ca2+ sparks
NLS
CaMKIIδ 13 14 15 16 17
Allele
δA δB δC
wt ko wt ko wt ko wt ko wt ko wt ko neg ko ko
δA
δB
δC
ASF/SF2 SC35
B. Differential cellular targeting by isoforms
δA δB δC
Xu et al., Cell 120, 59-72, 2005
Topics
+
cells containing
candidate splicing silencers
splicing enhancer
sequences
analyze sequences to
test in
identify commonalities
the lab
and infer functions
Computational Approach to
Identifying
Splicing Enhancers
in the Human Genome
GFP exons
Cell count
test2
B hnRNP A1?
C hnRNP H?
G hnRNP A1?
Genomic tiling
Profiling Splicing Using the Splice Junction Approach
Barcode 1 T7
T3
Barcode 2 T7
Exon 2
Cap Exon 1 Exon 4 (A)n
intron
Exon 3
Selection
A
Ligation
PCR
A B
LNCaP
PC-3
Splicing pattern &
Isoform ID PC3(M) LNCaP(M) Ps Spl. Index PCR primers
CASP2-1090 2413 2168
CASP2-1091 5105 516 7E-07 3.15
LAPC4 C21ORF18-0662 461 956
C21ORF18-0661 2240 1044 1E-05 2.12
SFRS7-1190 9347 4323
LNCaP SFRS7-1189 15460 18377 3E-05 1.36
TRPM2-0453 278 575
TRPM2-0452 378 381 5E-05 1.04
IMPDH2-0146 773 444
RWPE IMPDH2-0145 6731 9248 5E-05 1.26
RPL18A-0846 10440 12434
RPL18A-0845 677 341 3E-04 1.24
MCCC2-0035 2571 2995
MCCC2-0034 2423 1009 3E-04 1.49
FLJ20130-1174 1114 1297
FLJ20130-1173 1151 341 4E-04 1.98
BHC80-0965 1013 1623
BHC80-0966 1215 4083 5E-04 1.07
Up in all MYO6-0041 1285 3147
prostate MYO6-0040 11224 2317 5E-04 2.43
ATP5O-0648 12344 13413
cell lines ATP5O-0647 3194 968 5E-04 1.84
LGALS8-2089 2545 1657
LGALS8-2088 571 1057 7E-04 1.51
XBP1-0834 3951 5076
XBP1-0833 1190 569 1E-03 1.43
CANX-0782 12437 9583
PC3 CANX-0781 5040 6038 2E-03 0.64
SNRP70-1182 1479 1249
DU145 SNRP70-1181 732 1077 2E-03 0.80
BHC80-0952 551 1990
BHC80-0951 2366 3700 3E-03 1.21
SF3B3-0768 2666 3702
SF3B3-0767 3482 5710 4E-03 0.24 X
NR3C1-1281 11988 1438
NR3C1-1280 350 460 4E-03 3.51
HRMT1L1-0583 425 294
HRMT1L1-0584 5007 1708 5E-03 1.02
CACNA1D Tx change
Normal
Splicing Change
Spl change
1.5
MAPT Both change
a b c
1
0.5
Tumor
AMACR
0 d e f
0 0.5 1 1.5 2
Transcript Change
C N1 T1 N2 T2 N3 T3 N4 T4
MAPT-1061
MAPT-1060
CACNA1D-2039
CACNA1D-2038
AMACR-2094
AMACR-2095
CD81
Summary of Lecture 1