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Defective minor spliceosomes induce SMA-associated phenotypes through sensitive intron-containing neural genes in Drosophila.
Nature communications - 5 Nov 2020
Li Liang, Ding Zhan, Pang Ting-Lin, Zhang Bei, Li Chen-Hui, Liang An-Min, Wang Yu-Ru, Zhou Yu, Fan Yu-Jie, Xu Yong-Zhen
Abstract excerpt
The minor spliceosome is evolutionarily conserved in higher eukaryotes, but its biological significance remains poorly understood. Here, by precise CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disruption of the U12 and U6atac snRNAs, we report that a defective minor spliceosome is responsible for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) associated phenotypes in Drosophila. Using a newly developed bioinformatic approach, we identified a large set...
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