PMID- 23151878 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130221 LR - 20211021 IS - 1469-9001 (Electronic) IS - 1355-8382 (Print) IS - 1355-8382 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 1 DP - 2013 Jan TI - Cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor 1 (CPSF1) regulates alternative splicing of interleukin 7 receptor (IL7R) exon 6. PG - 103-15 LID - 10.1261/rna.035410.112 [doi] AB - Interleukin 7 receptor, IL7R, is expressed exclusively on cells of the lymphoid lineage, and its expression is crucial for the development and maintenance of T cells. Alternative splicing of IL7R exon 6 results in membrane-bound (exon 6 included) and soluble (exon 6 skipped) IL7R isoforms. Interestingly, the inclusion of exon 6 is affected by a single-nucleotide polymorphism associated with the risk of developing multiple sclerosis. Given the potential association of exon 6 inclusion with multiple sclerosis, we investigated the cis-acting elements and trans-acting factors that regulate exon 6 splicing. We identified multiple exonic and intronic cis-acting elements that impact inclusion of exon 6. Moreover, we utilized RNA affinity chromatography followed by mass spectrometry to identify trans-acting protein factors that bind exon 6 and regulate its splicing. These experiments identified cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor 1 (CPSF1) among protein-binding candidates. A consensus polyadenylation signal AAUAAA is present in intron 6 of IL7R directly downstream from the 5' splice site. Mutations to this site and CPSF1 knockdown both resulted in an increase in exon 6 inclusion. We found no evidence that this site is used to produce cleaved and polyadenylated mRNAs, suggesting that CPSF1 interaction with intronic IL7R pre-mRNA interferes with spliceosome binding to the exon 6 5' splice site. Our results suggest that competing mRNA splicing and polyadenylation regulate exon 6 inclusion and consequently determine the ratios of soluble to membrane-bound IL7R. This may be relevant for both T cell ontogeny and function and development of multiple sclerosis. FAU - Evsyukova, Irina AU - Evsyukova I AD - Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. FAU - Bradrick, Shelton S AU - Bradrick SS FAU - Gregory, Simon G AU - Gregory SG FAU - Garcia-Blanco, Mariano A AU - Garcia-Blanco MA LA - eng GR - R01 NS060925/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - 5R01-NS060925/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20121114 PL - United States TA - RNA JT - RNA (New York, N.Y.) JID - 9509184 RN - 0 (Cleavage And Polyadenylation Specificity Factor) RN - 0 (Protein Isoforms) RN - 0 (RNA Splice Sites) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptors, Interleukin-7) RN - 0 (Trans-Activators) SB - IM MH - *Alternative Splicing MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Chromatography, Affinity/methods MH - Cleavage And Polyadenylation Specificity Factor/genetics/*metabolism MH - Exons/*genetics MH - Gene Silencing MH - Humans MH - Introns MH - Mass Spectrometry MH - Multiple Sclerosis/genetics/metabolism MH - Mutation MH - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide MH - Protein Isoforms/biosynthesis MH - RNA Splice Sites MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Receptors, Interleukin-7/*genetics MH - Spliceosomes/metabolism MH - Trans-Activators/metabolism PMC - PMC3527722 EDAT- 2012/11/16 06:00 MHDA- 2013/02/22 06:00 PMCR- 2013/01/01 CRDT- 2012/11/16 06:00 PHST- 2012/11/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/11/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/02/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - rna.035410.112 [pii] AID - RA [pii] AID - 10.1261/rna.035410.112 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - RNA. 2013 Jan;19(1):103-15. doi: 10.1261/rna.035410.112. Epub 2012 Nov 14.