title: Effects of intron length on differential processing of mouse mu heavy-chain mRNA.
abstract: Production of membrane-bound and secreted forms of mouse mu heavy-chain mRNA is controlled by differential processing in a developmental-stage-specific manner. We have analyzed the effects of various deletions and insertions in the C4-M1 intron of the mouse mu gene on the differential processing of mu mRNA. We show that there is a correlation between the length of the C4-M1 intron and the molar ratio of membrane-bound to secreted mu mRNAs, i.e., the shorter the C4-M1 intron, the higher the ratio. Since the poly(A) addition signal in the C4-M1 intron seems to be intact in the mutant mu genes, it is likely that the efficiency of splicing of the C4-M1 intron is affected by changes in the intron length.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002460:Cell Line; D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D011061:Poly A / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional; D012326:RNA Splicing; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007148:Immunoglobulin mu-Chains; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A