The SR protein family: Pleiotropic functions in pre-mRNA splicing

被引:195
作者
Valcarcel, J [1 ]
Green, MR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS, MED CTR, PROGRAM MOL MED, HOWARD HUGHES MED INST, WORCESTER, MA 01605 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/0968-0004(96)10039-6
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A family of proteins with arginine-serine-rich domains has recently come into the limelight of studies on the mechanisms of constitutive and regulated pre-mRNA splicing. Implicated in an ever increasing variety of functions, these proteins act as driving forces during spliceosome assembly and also play decisive roles in alternative splice-site selection, suggesting that they are crucial players in the regulation of splicing during cell differentiation and development.
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