Serine/Arginine splicing factor 1 (SRSF1), a member of the Serine/Arginine rich (SR) RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) family, regulates mRNA biogenesis at multiple steps and is deregulated in cancer and autoimmune diseases. Preliminary studies show that members of the SR protein family play a role in cellular transcription. We investigated SRSF1’s role in cellular gene transcription utilizing time-course RNA-Seq and nuclear run-on assays, validating a subset of genes transcriptionally regulated following SRSF1 overexpression. Pathway analysis showed that genes in the TNF/IL17 pathways were enriched in this dataset. Furthermore, we showed that MyD88, a strong activator of TNF transcription through transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1, is a primary target of SRSF1’s transcriptional activity. We propose that SRSF1 activates the transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1 through MyD88 pathway. SRSF1 overexpression regulates several genes that are deregulated in malignancies and immune disease, suggesting a role for SRSF1’s transcriptional activity in oncogenesis and immune response regulation. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2020. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_44449 |
| Contributors | Ritchie, Anastasia (author), Caputi, Massimo (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), Department of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 100 p., online resource |
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