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. 2022:2537:247-262.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2521-7_15.

Probing the Interactions of Splicing Regulatory Small Molecules and Proteins with U1 snRNP Using NMR Spectroscopy

Sébastien Campagne  1   2 , Tebbe de Vries  3 , Frédéric H-T Allain  4
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Probing the Interactions of Splicing Regulatory Small Molecules and Proteins with U1 snRNP Using NMR Spectroscopy

Sébastien Campagne et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2022.

Abstract

Alternative RNA splicing is an essential part of gene expression that not only increases the protein diversity of metazoan but also provides an additional layer of gene expression regulation. The U1 small ribonucleoparticle (U1 snRNP) plays an essential role in seeding spliceosome assembly and its binding on weak 5'-splice sites is regulated by transient interactions with splicing factors. Recent progress in allele specific splicing correction has shown the therapeutic potential offered by small molecule splicing modifiers that specifically promotes the recruitment of U1 snRNP to modulate alternative splicing and gene expression. Here, we described a method to reconstitute U1 snRNP in vitro and to study labile interactions with protein or synthetic splicing factors using solution state NMR spectroscopy. This approach allowed us to validate direct interactions between splicing regulators and U1 snRNP and could also be useful for the screening of small molecules acting on splicing regulation.

Keywords: NMR spectroscopy; Small molecule splicing modifier; Splicing factors; Splicing regulation; U1 snRNP.

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