title: Expression pattern and splicing function of mouse ZNF265.
abstract: ZNF265 is a newly identified arginine/serine-rich (SR) protein and has two transcript isoforms (ZNF265-1 and ZNF265-2) that autoregulate between each other. Previous studies have shown that ZNF265 regulates the Tra2 beta isoform splicing. Here, we demonstrate that two ZNF-265 transcript isoforms are expressed in various mouse tissues and that ZNF265-1 is a major isoform. The ZNF265-1 protein level in the cerebral cortex is significantly lower in relative to other tissues. The recombinant proteins of both isoforms are nuclear, in consistent with its functions as pre-mRNA splicing regulators. Splicing analysis with GluR-B and SMN2 minigenes demonstrates that ZNF265-1 inhibits the Flop exon and exon 7 usages in the splicing of two minigenes, respectively. The regulation of GluR-B and SMN2 pre-mRNA splicing by ZNF265 implies this newly identified SR protein may play important roles in maintaining normal neuronal function and SMA pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Laboratory of Genomic Physiology, Brain Research Center, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, PR China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xian-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ping-jie
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wan-min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017362:Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D005987:Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D007536:Isomerism; D051379:Mice; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D012326:RNA Splicing / Q000235:genetics; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D018091:Receptors, AMPA / Q000235:genetics; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055532:SMN Complex Proteins; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism