Angel wing: a class of alternative splicing regulators in animals.

ABSTRACT: Alternative splicing (AS) regulates the diversity and level of the proteome. The specificity in AS is in turn regulated by RNA-binding proteins, but our understanding of how they act is far from complete. Here, we identify the Angel wing (Anw) protein, previously CG10948, as a novel AS regulator. Loss of Anw in Drosophila disrupts splicing in muscle genes and subsequently muscle function. Based on a mini-gene assay in which Anw and its RNA targets are co-expressed in cultured cells, we demonstrated orthologous splicing regulation of the mini-gene transcripts, interaction between Anw and its RNA targets, and a remarkable functional conservation among Anw homologs. Anw forms nuclear foci, and genetic ablation of Anw domains suggests that maintaining distinctive features of these foci is impo

SUBMITTER: Zhang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12464824 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature