Project description:The spontaneous mutant Bronx waltzer (bv) mouse line is characterized by deafness and balance defect. We located the bv mutation to the Srrm4 gene which encodes a regulator of alternative pre-mRNA splicing. We found that Srrm4 is expressed in balance and hearing organs (i.e. in the vestibular maculas and the cochlea). Srrm4 is also expressed in the central nervous system including the cerebellum. To identify potential splicing defects in bv/bv mice, we analyzed RNA samples from the vestibular maculas and cerebellums of bv/bv mice and control (bv/+) littermates, using mouse exon junction microarrays (MJAY). In this dataset, we include probe-set level data obtained from cerebellar samples. The processed data represent probe-set intensities that have been normalized to gene expression levels. 8 total samples were analyzed in this series: cerebellums from 4 heterozygous (bv/+) and 4 homozygous (bv/bv) mice at P15.
Project description:The spontaneous mutant Bronx waltzer (bv) mouse line is characterized by deafness and balance defect. We located the bv mutation to the Srrm4 gene which encodes a regulator of alternative pre-mRNA splicing. We found that Srrm4 is expressed in balance and hearing organs (i.e. in the vestibular maculas and the cochlea). Srrm4 is also expressed in the central nervous system including the cerebellum. To identify potential splicing defects in bv/bv mice, we analyzed RNA samples from the vestibular maculas and cerebellums of bv/bv mice and control (bv/+) littermates, using mouse exon junction microarrays (MJAY). In this dataset, we include probe-set level data obtained from cerebellar samples. The processed data represent probe-set intensities that have been normalized to gene expression levels.
Project description:The spontaneous mutant Bronx waltzer (bv) mouse line is characterized by deafness and balance defect. We located the bv mutation to the Srrm4 gene which encodes a regulator of alternative pre-mRNA splicing. We found that Srrm4 is expressed in balance and hearing organs (i.e. in the vestibular maculas and the cochlea). Srrm4 is also expressed in the central nervous system including the cerebellum. To identify potential splicing defects in bv/bv mice, we analyzed RNA samples from the vestibular maculas and cerebellums of bv/bv mice and control (bv/+) littermates, using mouse exon junction microarrays (MJAY). In this dataset, we include probe-set level data obtained from vestibular macula samples. The processed data represent probe-set intensities that have been normalized to gene expression levels (Inorm). Inorm was calculated using batch-corrected data as well as data that were not corrected for a batch effect. 7 total samples were analyzed: vestibular maculas from 4 heterozygous (bv/+) and 3 homozygous (bv/bv) mouse embryos at E16.5.
Project description:The spontaneous mutant Bronx waltzer (bv) mouse line is characterized by deafness and balance defect. We located the bv mutation to the Srrm4 gene which encodes a regulator of alternative pre-mRNA splicing. We found that Srrm4 is expressed in balance and hearing organs (i.e. in the vestibular maculas and the cochlea). Srrm4 is also expressed in the central nervous system including the cerebellum. To identify potential splicing defects in bv/bv mice, we analyzed RNA samples from the vestibular maculas and cerebellums of bv/bv mice and control (bv/+) littermates, using mouse exon junction microarrays (MJAY). In this dataset, we include probe-set level data obtained from vestibular macula samples. The processed data represent probe-set intensities that have been normalized to gene expression levels (Inorm). Inorm was calculated using batch-corrected data as well as data that were not corrected for a batch effect.
Project description:The Bronx waltzer mutation in Srrm4, a gene that encodes a neuronal Ser/Arg (SR)-rich splicing factor, disrupts the expression of several alternative exons specifically in the inner ear. Here we show that the expression of SRRM3 in neurons limits the distribution of SRRM4-dependent splicing. In vitro, SRRM3 and SRRM4 regulated the same alternative exons, yet in vivo Srrm3 deficiency caused neuronal splicing alterations and motor dysfunction, indicating that SRRM3 has non-redundant functions. Mice harboring mutations in both Srrm3 and Srrm4 failed to breathe, and their neuromuscular junctions (NMJ) were malformed. Transcriptome-wide analysis revealed a large network of SRRM3/SRRM4-dependent splicing changes, including the skipping of key exons in the NMJ organizer Agrin. Furthermore, SRRM3/SRRM4 regulated gene expression through neuron-specific switches in chromatin regulatory complexes and by altering the reading frame in several mRNAs. Our findings reveal that the SRRM3/SRRM4 subfamily of SR proteins is central to regulation of the neuronal transcriptome. In this dataset, we include probe-set level data obtained from cerebellar samples. The processed data represent probe-set intensities that have been normalized to gene expression levels.
Project description:The Bronx waltzer mutation in Srrm4, a gene that encodes a neuronal Ser/Arg (SR)-rich splicing factor, disrupts the expression of several alternative exons specifically in the inner ear. Here we show that the expression of SRRM3 in neurons limits the distribution of SRRM4-dependent splicing. In vitro, SRRM3 and SRRM4 regulated the same alternative exons, yet in vivo Srrm3 deficiency caused neuronal splicing alterations and motor dysfunction, indicating that SRRM3 has non-redundant functions. Mice harboring mutations in both Srrm3 and Srrm4 failed to breathe, and their neuromuscular junctions (NMJ) were malformed. Transcriptome-wide analysis revealed a large network of SRRM3/SRRM4-dependent splicing changes, including the skipping of key exons in the NMJ organizer Agrin. Furthermore, SRRM3/SRRM4 regulated gene expression through neuron-specific switches in chromatin regulatory complexes and by altering the reading frame in several mRNAs. Our findings reveal that the SRRM3/SRRM4 subfamily of SR proteins is central to regulation of the neuronal transcriptome. In this dataset, we include probe-set level data obtained from brain cortex samples. The processed data represent probe-set intensities that have been normalized to gene expression levels.
Project description:We used RNA-seq platform to determine role of a splicing factor RBM25 in regulation of gene expression and pre-mRNA splicing. We found that a loss-of-function allele of RBM25, rbm25-1, causes up- and down-regulation of a large number of genes. We further found that the rbm25-1 mutation results in defects in altenative splicing of transcripts of many genes including signal transduction components in stress responses. Examination of mRNA levels in bulked individual wild type and rbm25-1 mutant seedlings before and after ABA treatment.
Project description:We used RNA-seq platform to determine role of a splicing factor RBM25 in regulation of gene expression and pre-mRNA splicing. We found that a loss-of-function allele of RBM25, rbm25-1, causes up- and down-regulation of a large number of genes. We further found that the rbm25-1 mutation results in defects in altenative splicing of transcripts of many genes including signal transduction components in stress responses.
Project description:Achieving a diversity of neuronal cell types and circuits during brain development requires alternative splicing of developmentally regulated mRNA transcripts. Microexons are a type of alternatively spliced exon that are 3–27 nucleotides in length and are predominantly expressed in neuronal tissues. A key regulator of microexon splicing is the RNA-binding protein Serine/arginine repetitive matrix 4 (Srrm4). Srrm4 is a highly conserved, vertebrate splicing factor that is part of an ancient family of splicing proteins. To better understand the function of Srrm4 during brain development, we examined neural expression of zebrafish srrm4 from days 1–5 of development using fluorescence in situ hybridization. We found that srrm4 has a dynamically changing expression pattern, with expression in diverse cell types and stages during development. We then used CRISPR-based mutagenesis to generate zebrafish srrm4 mutants. Unlike previously described morphant phenotypes, srrm4 mutants did not show overt morphological defects. Whole brain morphometric analysis revealed a reduction in optic tectum neuropil in G0 crispants that, unexpectedly, was also not replicated in stable mutants. Sequencing of wild-type and mutant transcriptomes revealed only minor changes in splicing and did not support a hypothesis of transcriptional adaptation, suggesting that another, as yet, unidentified mechanism of compensation is occurring. srrm4 thus appears to have a limited role in zebrafish neural development.