This process describes the conversion of precursor messenger RNA into mature messenger RNA (mRNA). The pre-mRNA molecule undergoes three main modifications. These modifications are 5' capping, 3' polyadenylation, and RNA splicing, which occur in the cell nucleus before the RNA is translated. 5' Capping: Capping of the pre-mRNA involves the addition of 7-methylguanosine (m7G) to the 5' end. The cap protects the 5' end of the primary RNA transcript from attack by ribonucleases that have specificity to the 3'5' phosphodiester bonds. 3' Processing: The pre-mRNA processing at the 3' end of the RNA molecule involves cleavage of its 3' end and then the addition of about 200 adenine residues to form a poly(A) tail. As the poly(A) tails is synthesised, it binds multiple copies of poly(A) binding protein, which protects the 3'end from ribonuclease digestion. Splicing: RNA splicing is the process by which introns, regions of RNA that do not code for protein, are removed from the pre-mRNA and the remaining exons connected to re-form a single continuous molecule. Description adapted from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-transcriptional_modification Pathway adapted from http://www.reactome.org. This pathway was inferred from Homo sapiens pathway [http://wikipathways.org/instance/WP411_r95128 WP411 (r95128)] with a 91.0% conversion rate. e35 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:9128 GenBank sequence: M10328, M18004 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6627 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:84991 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6634 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:22916 No homologues found for original id L:22826 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8732 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6632 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8175 No homologues found for original id L:6633 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:22803 GenBank sequence: M10329 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8449 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:4670 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3178 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10659 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8405 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3181 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:84844 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:83443 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10236 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:24148 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:4904 PMID: 12738786, PMID: 12024014 (associated with hnRNP A1 splicing) Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8683 inferred from: SURP 2, G patch protein, UniProt:O60378 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:57794 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:4809 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:23450 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:55660 PMID: 12466556 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:5681 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6629 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3188 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:9410 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3192 No homologues found for original id L:5094 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:51690 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1653 PMID: 12773558 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6732 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:7307 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6434 PMID: 12773558 No homologues found for original id L:6733 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3190 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:4809 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6829 PMID: 14729963 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6729 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8899 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10658 Antagonist splicing factor Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6426 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10978 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6636 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:56339 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6431 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10482 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10992 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6421 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10181 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:9129 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:4809 GenBank sequence: AB021173 GenBank sequence: J00645 FUSI MOUSE PMID: 11684676 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10772 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1479 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10914 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3184 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:51692 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3182 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:11129 No homologues found for original id L:5430 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:23405 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8106 GenBank sequence: K00027 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6066 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3276 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10898 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6433 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6428 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10291 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10421 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:57819 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10772 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10972 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:53981 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:29894 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6427 PMID: 12773558 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:5496 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:11051 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10262 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1478 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:9785 No homologues found for original id L:3183 PMID: 14559993. SRrp86 is a unique member of the SR protein superfamily containing one RNA recognition motif and two serine-arginine (SR)-rich domains separated by an unusual glutamic acid-lysine (EK)-rich region. Previously, we showed that SRrp86 could regulate alternative splicing by both positively and negatively modulating the activity of other SR proteins and that the unique EK domain could inhibit both constitutive and alternative splicing. These functions were most consistent with the model in which SRrp86 functions by interacting with and thereby modulating the activity of target proteins. To identify the specific proteins that interact with SRrp86, we used a yeast two-hybrid library screen and immunoprecipitation coupled to mass spectrometry. We show that SRrp86 interacts with all of the core SR proteins, as well as a subset of other splicing regulatory proteins, including SAF-B, hnRNP G, YB-1, and p72. In contrast to previous results that showed activation of SRp20 by SRrp86, we now show that SAF-B, hnRNP G, and 9G8 all antagonize the activity of SRrp86. Overall, we conclude that not only does SRrp86 regulate SR protein activity but that it is, in turn, regulated by other splicing factors to control alternative splice site selection. Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:140890 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6429 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1196 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10594 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10946 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6638 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:57396 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:23451 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:9128 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3275 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:11218 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:4841 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:56853 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6430 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8559 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:23283 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:5725 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6638 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1477 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3191 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:11338 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6432 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1660 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10147 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10250 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8731 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6635 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:51362 No homologues found for original id L:6637 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:27316 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6628 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:8243 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6625 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10594 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10907 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:4686 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:51362 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1659 PMID: 15010457: Inhibitor John C. Bell, PhD Professor, Depts. of Medicine and Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology University of Ottawa Career Scientist, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre Associate Scientist, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Telephone: 613-737-7700 ext 6893 Fax: 613-247-3524 Email: John.Bell@orcc.on.ca The control of pre-mRNA splicing by the Clk kinase family We are studying a family of kinases which we believe provide an interface between intracellular signaling networks and the post-transcriptional mechanism of mRNA splicing. We are performing a structure:function analysis of the three Clk family members to identify domains in the three proteins which are involved in regulating splicing. Using homologous recombination we are generating null strains of mice which are lacking one, two or all three Clk genes. The Clk kinases all possess dual specificity kinase activity and yeast expression systems are being used to produce large amounts of the kinase to perform a detailed analysis of the sites of serine, threonine and tyrosine autophosphorylation within the kinase. Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1195 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1198 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:58155 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:9343 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:57819 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:9584 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:6626 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:3187 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:2521 PMID: 14729963 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:10921 Homology Mapping from Homo sapiens to Rattus norvegicus: Original ID = L:1665 transcription pathway PW:0000100 Pathway Ontology spliceosome pathway PW:0001073 Pathway Ontology 19494120 PubMed mRNA nuclear export at a glance. J Cell Sci 2009 Carmody SR Wente SR