PUF60-activated exons uncover altered 3' splice-site selection by germline missense mutations in a single RRM.

ABSTRACT: PUF60 is a splicing factor that binds uridine (U)-rich tracts and facilitates association of the U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein with primary transcripts. PUF60 deficiency (PD) causes a developmental delay coupled with intellectual disability and spinal, cardiac, ocular and renal defects, but PD pathogenesis is not understood. Using RNA-Seq, we identify human PUF60-regulated exons and show that PUF60 preferentially acts as their activator. PUF60-activated internal exons are enriched for Us upstream of their 3' splice sites (3'ss), are preceded by longer AG dinucleotide exclusion zones and more distant branch sites, with a higher probability of unpaired interactions across a typical branch site location as compared to control exons. In contrast, PUF60-repressed exons show U-depletion wit

SUBMITTER: Kralovicova J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093180 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature