SPF45/RBM17-dependent, but not U2AF-dependent, splicing in a distinct subset of human short introns
Kazuhiro Fukumura, Rei Yoshimoto, Luca Sperotto, Hyun-Seo Kang, Tetsuro Hirose, Kunio Inoue, Michael Sattler, Akila Mayeda
The paper identifies SPF45/RBM17 as essential for splicing a subset of human short introns, showing it competes with U2AF65 for binding to SF3B1, while U2AF is not required for this process.
Nature Communications · Aug 13, 2021Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology