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A cell-based splicing reporter system to identify regulators of cis-splicing between adjacent genes.


ABSTRACT: Chimeric RNAs generated by cis-splicing between adjacent genes (cis-SAGe) are increasingly recognized as a widespread phenomenon. These chimeric messenger RNAs are present in normal human cells, and are also detected in various cancers. The mechanisms for how this group of chimeras is formed are not yet clear, in part due to the lack of a tractable system for their experimental investigation. Here we developed a fast, easy and versatile cell-based reporter system to identify regulators of cis-SAGe. The reporter, consisting of four main cassettes, simultaneously measures the effects of a candidate regulator on cis-SAGe and canonical splicing. Using this cell-based assay, we screened 102 candidate factors involved in RNA pol II cleavage and termination, elongation, splicing, alternative splicing and R-loop formation. We discovered that two factors, SRRM1 and SF3B1, affect not only cis-SAGe chimeras, but also other types of chimeric RNAs in a genome-wide fashion. This system can be used for studying trans-acting factors and cis-acting sequence elements and factors, as well as for screening small molecule inhibitors.

SUBMITTER: Chwalenia K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6393300 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A cell-based splicing reporter system to identify regulators of cis-splicing between adjacent genes.

Chwalenia Katarzyna K   Qin Fujun F   Singh Sandeep S   Li Hui H  

Nucleic acids research 20190201 4


Chimeric RNAs generated by cis-splicing between adjacent genes (cis-SAGe) are increasingly recognized as a widespread phenomenon. These chimeric messenger RNAs are present in normal human cells, and are also detected in various cancers. The mechanisms for how this group of chimeras is formed are not yet clear, in part due to the lack of a tractable system for their experimental investigation. Here we developed a fast, easy and versatile cell-based reporter system to identify regulators of cis-SA  ...[more]

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