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Molecular analysis of human splicing complexes

ReferenceC08577
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Angus Lamond
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution University of Dundee
DepartmentCollege of Life Sciences
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 176,878
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 15/01/1998
End date 05/05/2001
Duration40 months

Abstract

Pre-mRNA splicing is catalysed by a large RNA-protein complex called the spliceosome. The proposed research centres on the analysis of the protein components of human spliceosomes assembled to utilise alternative 5' splice sites in the pre-mRNA substrate. Although alternative splicing can be brought about by changes in the relative concentration of protein splicing factors or by changes in protein modification, the detailed components and interactions that mediate alternative splicing remain largely unknown. Proteins differentially represented or selectively modified in a spliceosome utilising either one of the alternative splice sites will be identified, cloned, and their role will be probed in functional studies of the in vitro pre-mRNA splicing reaction.

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Committee Closed Committee - Biochemistry & Cell Biology (BCB)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
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