Figure 2.
SRSF3 (serine/arginine splicing factor 3) is downregulated after myocardial infarction (MI) by alternative splicing. A, Schematic of the SRSF3 mRNA isoforms. The yellow box represents alternative exon 4. B and C, Analysis by qRT-PCR (polymerase chain reaction; B) and Western blot (C) of SRSF3 mRNA (exons 3–5 normalized to Gapdh) and protein expression in the remote myocardium of mouse hearts 28 days after induction of MI by left coronary artery ligation. MW markers are indicated. D, qRT-PCR analysis of the SRSF3 NMD (nonsense-mediated decay) isoform in the remote myocardium, normalized to total SRSF3 mRNA expression. E, Western blot analysis of SRSF1 protein expression in the remote myocardium. Data in B and D are mean±SEM, and symbols represent individual animals (n=7–8); *P<0.05 and ***P<0.001, Student t test.