Abstract

Alternative pre-mRNA splicing has an important role in the control of neuronal gene expression. Many neuronal proteins are structurally diversified through the differential inclusion and exclusion of sequences in the final spliced mRNA. Here, we discuss common mechanisms of splicing regulation and provide examples of how alternative splicing has important roles in neuronal development and mature neuron function. Finally, we describe regulatory proteins that control the splicing of some neuronally expressed transcripts.

Author affiliations

1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, 6-762 MacDonald Research Laboratories, 675 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
2. Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, 6-762 MacDonald Research Laboratories, 675 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.

Correspondence to: Email: dougb@microbio.ucla.edu

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