Abstract
The CD44 gene contains 10 variable exons (v1-v10) that can be alternatively spliced to generate hundreds of different CD44 protein isoforms, several of which have been implicated in the metastatic spread of tumour cells. Here, we describe a cryptic splice site, in intron 6 of the human CD44 gene, used during mRNA processing. This cryptic splice site is used in conjunction with variable exon 3, or independently from it in the form of a pseudo-exon of 49 bp, which generates a stop codon by frame shift in the contiguous variable exon downstream. This pseudo-exon has been found inserted immediately 3' to any other variable exon from v4 to v10, in the final CD44 mRNA. The implication of this cryptic splice site in haltering CD44 protein translation is questioned in the context of Nonsense Mediated Decay and the overall regulation of CD44 expression.
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