title: Neuronal regulation of alternative pre-mRNA splicing.
abstract: Alternative pre-mRNA splicing has an important role in the control of neuronal gene expression. Many neuronal proteins are structurally diversified through the differential inclusion and exclusion of sequences in the final spliced mRNA. Here, we discuss common mechanisms of splicing regulation and provide examples of how alternative splicing has important roles in neuronal development and mature neuron function. Finally, we describe regulatory proteins that control the splicing of some neuronally expressed transcripts.
authors: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 6-762 MacDonald Research Laboratories, 675 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors: Qin
authors: Q
authors: Li
authors: Ji-Ann
authors: JA
authors: Lee
authors: Douglas L
authors: DL
authors: Black
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology; D015870:Gene Expression; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012322:RNA Precursors