Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol.170, No.2, 301-319, 2013
Exon Array Analysis of Alternative Splicing of Genes in SOD1G93A Transgenic Mice
Alternative splicing is a common strategy for creating functional diversities of proteins. While conventional identification of splice variants generally targets individual genes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, we present a novel exon-centric array that allows genome-wide identification of splice variants and concurrently provides analysis of gene expression. Compare 1 was asymptomatic SOD1G93A transgenic mice with nontransgenic littermates; compare 2 was symptomatic with asymptomatic transgenic mice. RT-PCR was performed to validate. Pathway and GO analysis were performed on abnormal genes. These findings could guide us to demonstrated the potential influence of mutant human CuZn-SOD1 and of splicing regulation in pathological processes.
Keywords:Alternative splicing;Exon array;Gene expression;Pathway analysis;GO analysis;Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis