Comprehensive analysis of the role of ASC1 and APE2 introns on cellular fitness, transcription, and post-transcriptional dynamics.

ABSTRACT: A splicing-competent intron has been found to affect the expression of a gene at almost every step between transcription and translation. In this investigation, we performed a comprehensive analysis of the role of an intron from two yeast genes, ASC1 and APE2, on cellular fitness and at different steps of gene expression. Mutants containing intronless versions of either gene grew 30-60% slower than their intron-containing counterparts, and their growth was compromised on ethanol and glycerol medium. Furthermore, there was an enhanced R-loop signal in the coding region of both genes in the absence of the intron. Steady-state RNA levels of ASC1 and APE2 decreased by about 30-fold and 5-fold, respectively, in the absence of the intron. Nascent transcription analysis revealed a drop in transcr

SUBMITTER: Fidler E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12719230 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature