RNA processing. Wilms' tumour--the splicing connection?

Curr Biol. 1995 Aug 1;5(8):862-5. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(95)00174-6.

Abstract

Major isoforms of WT1--products of the tumour suppressor gene WT1, implicated in predisposition to Wilms' tumour--may preferentially interact with splicing factors, suggesting a role for WT1 in RNA processing.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / genetics*
  • Genes, Wilms Tumor*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
  • RNA Splicing*
  • Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • WT1 Proteins
  • Wilms Tumor / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • WT1 Proteins