Pseudoexons of the DMD Gene

Keegan, N.P. (2020) Pseudoexons of the DMD Gene. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, 7 (2). pp. 77-95.

Abstract

The DMD gene is the largest in the human genome, with a total intron content exceeding 2.2Mb. In the decades since DMD was discovered there have been numerous reported cases of pseudoexons (PEs) arising in the mature DMD transcripts of some individuals, either as the result of mutations or as low-frequency errors of the spliceosome. In this review, I collate from the literature 58 examples of DMD PEs and examine the diversity and commonalities of their features. In particular, I note the high frequency of PEs that arise from deep intronic SNVs and discuss a possible link between PEs induced by distal mutations and the regulation of recursive splicing.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics (CMMIT)
Publisher:	IOS Press
Copyright:	© 2020 – IOS Press and the authors
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/55272

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