title: Tropomyosin exons as models for alternative splicing.
abstract: Three of the four mammalian tropomyosin (Tm) genes are alternatively spliced, most commonly by mutually exclusive selection from pairs of internal or 3' end exons. Alternative splicing events in the TPM1, 2 and 3 genes have been analysed experimentally in various levels ofdetail. In particular, mutually exclusive exon pairs in the betaTm (TPM2) and alphaTm (TPM1) genes are among the most intensively studied models for striated and smooth muscle specific alternative splicing, respectively. Analysis of these model systems has provided important insights into general mechanisms and strategies of splicing regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, CB2 1GA, UK.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gooding
authors.forename: Christopher W J
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005091:Exons; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D034622:RNA Interference; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D014335:Tropomyosin / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D014335:Tropomyosin