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The aim is to identify a systematic set of rules for predicting splicing patterns from sequence information.

March 27, 2008RNAOpen Access

Splicing regulation: From a parts list of regulatory elements to an integrated splicing code

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This review summarizes regulatory elements and their effects on splicing, suggesting a predictive splicing code for gene expression.

The aim is to identify a systematic set of rules for predicting splicing patterns from sequence information.
Review of current literature on splicing regulation and regulatory elements.
Analysis of recent global and genome-wide studies on splicing.
Discussion on context-dependent effects of cis-regulatory elements.
Alternative splicing significantly contributes to proteomic diversity and gene expression levels.
Disruption of splicing regulation can lead to various human diseases.
Current knowledge emphasizes the role of cis-regulatory elements and RNA-binding proteins in splicing.

Wang et al. (2008) studied this question.

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