Regulation of alternative splicing by signal transduction pathways

KW Lynch - Alternative splicing in the postgenomic era, 2007 - Springer
KW Lynch
Alternative splicing in the postgenomic era, 2007Springer
Alternative splicing is now recognized as a ubiquitous mechanism for controlling gene
expression in a tissue-specific manner. A growing body of work from the past few years has
begun to also highlight the existence of networks of signal-responsive alternative splicing in
a variety of cell types. While the mechanisms by which signal transduction pathways
influence the splicing machinery are relatively poorly understood, a few themes have begun
to emerge for how extracellular stimuli can be communicated to specific RNA …
Abstract
Alternative splicing is now recognized as a ubiquitous mechanism for controlling gene expression in a tissue-specific manner. A growing body of work from the past few years has begun to also highlight the existence of networks of signal-responsive alternative splicing in a variety of cell types. While the mechanisms by which signal transduction pathways influence the splicing machinery are relatively poorly understood, a few themes have begun to emerge for how extracellular stimuli can be communicated to specific RNA-bindingproteins that control splice site selection by the spliceosome. This chapter describes our current understanding of signal-induced alternative splicing with an emphasis on these emerging themes and the likely directions for future research.
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