The different intron 2 species excised in vivo from the E2A premRNA of adenovirus-2: an approach to analyse alternative splicing.
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Keohavong, P
RESUMO
In the early period of cellular infection by adenovirus 2, the E2A region gives rise to 2 major mRNA species of 2.0 and 2.3 kilobases, formed by alternative excisions of intron 2 (Gattoni et al., 1986, J. Mol. Biol. 187, 379-307). We have analysed the excision pathways of this intron. Two major intron species of 626 and 337 nucleotides, generated by the use of 2 consensus 3' splicing sites and a minor intron species of 520 nucleotides, generated by the use of another weaker 3' splicing site, are identified, the 3 species sharing a common 5' splicing site. They are detected predominantly in the lariat form. For the 2 major species we analyzed, the branched nucleotides are localized at consensus branching sequences, 26 or 25 nucleotides upstream from the 3' terminal AG. Our results confirm that the first reactions of cleavage at the 5' end of introns and branching occur in vivo as described in in vitro systems. The second predominant form of intron 2 is the linear segment, whereas the nicked lariat form which is very minor, might not be a genuine product of in vivo splicing. All intron 2 molecules show practically intact 5' and 3' terminal sequences, indicating that they are well protected against nuclease attack throughout their life. Therefore, these results indicate that the primary reaction following the excision of the lariat intron is debranching. In addition, the existence of a potential 5' splicing site contiguous to the major internal 3' splicing site raised the possibility of an elimination of the major 626 nucleotide intron in 2 cycles of excision. However, we demonstrate that intron 2 is systematically excised by a one cycle process, which is likely to represent the general rule for the production of correctly spliced mRNA.
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