SPF45/RBM17-dependent, but not U2AF-dependent, splicing in a distinct subset of human short introns

The length distribution of human pre-mRNA introns is very extensive. The authors demonstrate that splicing in a subset of short introns is dependent on SPF45 (RBM17), which replaces authentic U2AF-heterodimer on the truncated poly-pyrimidine tracts and interacts with the U2 snRNP protein SF3b155.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kazuhiro Fukumura, Rei Yoshimoto, Luca Sperotto, Hyun-Seo Kang, Tetsuro Hirose, Kunio Inoue, Michael Sattler, Akila Mayeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24879-y