Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

Precise temporal regulation of alternative splicing during neural development

  • Sebastien M. Weyn-Vanhentenryck,
  • Huijuan Feng,
  • Dmytro Ustianenko,
  • Rachel Duffié,
  • Qinghong Yan,
  • Martin Jacko,
  • Jose C. Martinez,
  • Marianne Goodwin,
  • Xuegong Zhang,
  • Ulrich Hengst,
  • Stavros Lomvardas,
  • Maurice S. Swanson,
  • Chaolin Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04559-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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The precise timing of neurodevelopmental splicing switches and the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study identifies two major waves of developmental switches under the control of distinct combinations of RNA-binding proteins in central and peripheral nervous systems.