title: Methylxanthines Increase Expression of the Splicing Factor SRSF2 by Regulating Multiple Post-transcriptional Mechanisms.
abstract: We have previously reported that the methylxanthine caffeine increases expression of the splicing factor SRSF2, the levels of which are normally controlled by a negative autoregulatory loop. In the present study we have investigated the mechanisms by which methylxanthines induce this aberrant overexpression. RT-PCR analyses suggested little impact of caffeine on SRSF2 total mRNA levels. Instead, caffeine induced changes in the levels of SRSF2 3' UTR splice variants. Although some of these variants were substrates for nonsense-medicated decay (NMD), and could potentially have been stabilized by caffeine-mediated inhibition of NMD, down-regulation of NMD by a genetic approach was not sufficient to reproduce the phenotype. Furthermore, cell-based assays demonstrated that some of the caffeine-induced variants were intrinsically more efficiently translated than others; the addition of caffeine increased the translational efficiency of most SRSF2 transcripts. MicroRNA array analyses revealed a significant caffeine-mediated decrease in the expression of two SRSF2-targeting miRs, both of which were shown to repress translation of specific SRSF2 splice variants. These data support a complex model whereby caffeine down-regulates SRSF2-targeting microRNAs, leading to an increase in SRSF2 translation, which in turn induces SRSF2 splicing. SRSF2 splice variants are then stabilized by caffeine-mediated NMD inhibition, breaking the normal negative feedback loop and allowing the aberrant increase in SRSF2 protein levels. These findings highlight the complexity of SRSF2 gene regulation, and suggest ways in which SRSF2 expression may be dysregulated in disease.
authors.affiliation: From the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: From the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903.
authors.forename: Kirk
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pabon
authors.affiliation: From the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 scottoka@cinj.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Kathleen W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Scotto
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D001483:Base Sequence; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017931:DNA Primers; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D000068103:Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012261:Ribonucleoproteins; C073288:SRSF2 protein, human; D000068103:Serine-Arginine Splicing Factors; D002110:Caffeine
keywords: alternative splicing; caffeine, SRSF2, nonsense-mediated decay; gene regulation; homeostasis; microRNA (miRNA); translation regulation
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