title: The tissue specific SmN protein does not influence the alternative splicing of endogenous N-Cam and C-SRC RNAs in transfected 3T3 cells.
abstract: The SmN protein is closely related to the constitutively expressed RNA splicing protein SmB but is expressed only in brain and heart tissue. The inclusion of the VASE exon in the N-Cam mRNA and of the N1 exon in the c-src mRNA correlates with the expression pattern of SmN, being observed in brain and heart but not in other tissues and increasing in amount as SmN levels increase during brain development. However, the artificial expression of SmN in cells in which it is normally absent does not affect the pattern of N-Cam and c-src splicing whilst a cell line lacking detectable SmN is able to include the VASE exon. Hence SmN does not appear to be necessary or sufficient for these tissue-specific and developmentally regulated alternative splicing events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, UK.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Horn
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Latchman
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000502:physiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / Q000235:genetics*; D005091:Exons; D016391:Genes, src / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear / Q000502:physiology*; D014162:Transfection / Q000502:physiology; D055517:snRNP Core Proteins
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear; C526416:Snrpb protein, mouse; D055517:snRNP Core Proteins