Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10870656 | FEBS Letters | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Retention of unspliced pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) in the nucleus is essential for cell survival. Available nuclear factors must recognize and discern between diverse export signals present in pre-mRNA to establish an export inhibitory complex. We found that polypyrimidine domains present in both intron and exon were important for export inhibition of a minigene transcript based on hepatitis B virus pregenomic RNA. Overexpression of PTB drastically reduced export and presence of RRM4 domain seemed critical. This inhibitory network overrode stimulation from an exonic export-facilitating element. We posit that binding of PTB to multiple loci on pre-mRNA regulates nuclear retention.
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Authors
Dipika Roy, Joydip Bhanja Chowdhury, Sagarmoy Ghosh,