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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: BELEN MINANA
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-22952 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Genes & development 20110301 5
Spliceostatin A (SSA) is a stabilized derivative of a Pseudomonas bacterial fermentation product that displays potent anti-proliferative and anti-tumor activities in cancer cells and animal models. The drug inhibits pre-mRNA splicing in vitro and in vivo and binds SF3b, a protein subcomplex of U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP), which is essential for recognition of the pre-mRNA branch point. We report that SSA prevents interaction of an SF3b 155-kDa subunit with the pre-mRNA, concomitan ...[more]