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Comparative Study
. 1993 Jun;13(6):3660-74.
doi: 10.1128/mcb.13.6.3660-3674.1993.

The cardiac troponin T alternative exon contains a novel purine-rich positive splicing element

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Comparative Study

The cardiac troponin T alternative exon contains a novel purine-rich positive splicing element

R Xu et al. Mol Cell Biol. 1993 Jun.

Abstract

We have characterized a novel positive-acting splicing element within the developmentally regulated alternative exon (exon 5) of the cardiac troponin T (cTNT) gene. The exon splicing element (ESE) is internal to the exon portions of the splice sites and is required for splicing to the 3' splice site but not the 5' splice site flanking the exon. Sequence comparisons between cTNT exon 5 and other exons that contain regions required for splicing reveal a common purine-rich motif. Sequence within cTNT exon 5 or a synthetic purine-rich motif facilitates splicing of heterologous alternative and constitutive splice sites in vivo. Interestingly, the ESE is not required for the preferential inclusion of cTNT exon 5 observed in primary skeletal muscle cultures. Our results strongly suggest that the purine-rich ESE serves as a general splicing element that is recognized by the constitutive splicing machinery.

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