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Review
. 2008:644:27-42.
doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-85766-4_3.

Tropomyosin exons as models for alternative splicing

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Tropomyosin exons as models for alternative splicing

Clare Gooding et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2008.

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.

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