Serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 1

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SRSF1
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Identifiers
Aliases SRSF1 , ASF, SF2, SF2p33, SFRS1, SRp30a, ASF/SF2, serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 1, serine and arginine rich splicing factor 1
External IDs OMIM: 600812 MGI: 98283 HomoloGene: 31411 GeneCards: SRSF1
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001078166
NM_006924

NM_001078167
NM_173374

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001071634
NP_008855

NP_001071635
NP_775550

Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 58 – 58.01 Mb Chr 11: 87.94 – 87.94 Mb
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Serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 1 (SRSF1) also known as alternative splicing factor 1 (ASF1), pre-mRNA-splicing factor SF2 (SF2) or ASF1/SF2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SRSF1 gene. [5] ASF/SF2 is an essential sequence specific splicing factor involved in pre-mRNA splicing. [6] [7] [8] SRSF1 is the gene that codes for ASF/SF2 [9] and is found on chromosome 17. The resulting splicing factor is a protein of approximately 33 kDa. [10] ASF/SF2 is necessary for all splicing reactions to occur, and influences splice site selection in a concentration-dependent manner, resulting in alternative splicing. [7] In addition to being involved in the splicing process, ASF/SF2 also mediates post-splicing activities, such as mRNA nuclear export and translation. [11]

Contents

Structure

ASF/SF2 is an SR protein, and as such, contains two functional modules: an arginine-serine rich region (RS domain), where the bulk of ASF/SF2 regulation takes place, and two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), through which ASF/SF2 interacts with RNA and other splicing factors. [12] [13] These modules have different functions within general splicing factor function. [13]

Splicing

ASF/SF2 is an integral part of numerous components of the splicing process. ASF/SF2 is required for 5’ splice site cleavage and selection, and is capable of discriminating between cryptic and authentic splice sites. [10] Subsequent lariat formation during the first chemical step of pre-mRNA splicing also requires ASF/SF2. [10] ASF/SF2 promotes recruitment of the U1 snRNP to the 5’ splice site, and bridges the 5’ and 3’ splice sites to facilitate splicing reactions. [8] ASF/SF2 also associates with the U2 snRNP. [15] During the reaction, ASF/SF2 promotes the use of intron proximal sites and hinders the use of intron distal sites, affecting alternative splicing. [16] [17] Alternative splicing is affected by ASF/SF2 in a concentration-dependent manner; differing concentrations of ASF/SF2 is a mechanism for alternative splicing regulation, and will result in differing amounts of product isoforms. [6] ASF/SF2 accomplishes this regulation through direct or indirect binding to exonic splicing enhancer (ESE) sequences. [16]

Post-splicing

ASF/SF2, in the presence of elF4E, promotes the initiation of translation of ribosome-bound mRNA by suppressing the activity of 4E-BP and recruiting molecules for further regulation of translation. [11] ASF/SF2 interacts with the nuclear export protein TAP in a regulated manner, controlling the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus. [18] An increase in cellular ASF/SF2 also will increase the efficiency of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), favoring NMD that occurs before mRNA release from the nucleus over NMD that occurs after mRNA export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. [19] This shift in NMD caused by increased ASF/SF2 is accompanied by overall enhancement of the pioneer round of translation, through elF4E-bound mRNA translation and subsequent translationally active ribosomes, increased association of pioneer translation initiation complexes with ASF/SF2, and increased levels of active TAP. [19]

Regulation through phosphorylation

ASF/SF2 has the ability to be phosphorylated at the serines in its RS domain by the SR specific protein kinase, SRPK1. [13] SRPK1 and ASF/SF2 form an unusually stable complex of apparent Kd of 50nM. [12] [18] SRPK1 selectively phosphorylates up to twelve serines in the RS domain of ASF/SF2 through a directional and processive mechanism, moving from the C terminus to the N terminus. [13] This multi-phosphorylation directs ASF/SF2 to the nucleus, influencing a number of protein-protein interactions associated with splicing. [13] ASF/SF2's function in export of mature mRNA from the nucleus is dependent on its phosphorylation state; dephosphorylation of ASF/SF2 facilitates binding to TAP, [13] while phosphorylation directs ASF/SF2 to nuclear speckles. [18] Both phosphorylation and dephosphorylation of ASF/SF2 are important and necessary for proper splicing to occur, as sequential phosphorylation and dephosphorylation marks the transitions between stages in the splicing process. [20] In addition, hypophosphorylation and hyperphosphorylation of ASF/SF2 by Clk/Sty can lead to inhibition of splicing. [13]

Biological importance

Stability and fidelity

ASF/SF2 is involved in genomic stability; it is thought that RNA Polymerase recruits ASF/SF2 to nascent RNA transcripts to impede formation of mutagenic DNA:RNA hybrid R-loop structures between the transcript and the template DNA. [8] In this way, ASF/SF2 is protecting cells from the potential deleterious effects of transcription itself. [8] ASF/SF2 is also implicated in cellular mechanisms to hinder exon skipping and to ensure splicing is occurring accurately and correctly. [10]

Development and growth

ASF/SF2 has been shown to have a critical function in heart development, [12] embryogenesis, tissue formation, cell motility, and cell viability in general. [21] [22]

Clinical significance

SFRS1 is a proto-oncogene, and thus ASF/SF2 can act as an oncoprotein; it can alter the splicing patterns of crucial cell cycle regulatory genes and suppressor genes. [13] ASF/SF2 controls the splicing of various tumor suppressor genes, kinases, and kinase receptors, all of which have the potential to be alternatively spliced into oncogenic isoforms. [23] As such, ASF/SF2 is an important target for cancer therapy, as it is over-expressed in many tumors. [13]

Modifications and defects in the alternative splicing pathway are associated with a variety of human diseases. [24]

ASF/SF2 is involved in the replication of HIV-1, as HIV-1 needs a delicate balance of spliced and unspliced forms of its viral DNA. [25] ASF/SF2 action in the replication of HIV-1 is a potential target for HIV therapy. [25] ASF/SF2 is also implicated in the production of T cell receptors in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, altering specific chain expression in T cell receptors through alternative splicing. [26] [27]

Interactions

ASF/SF2 has been shown to interact with:

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