Expression of SRSF2 results in increased generation of the isoform containing exon1a

d. The Bub1N allele was converted to the Bub1KD allele by crossing with protamine-Cre mice. Males heterozygous for Bub1NEO and hemizygous for protamineCre were crossed with wild-type female mice to obtain Bub1+/KD mice. Mice heterozygous for Bub1KD were intercrossed to obtain Bub1KD/KD mice. The Bub1FNEO allele was converted to the Bub1F allele by crossing with mice harboring homozygous insertion of Flp recombinase at the Rosa26 locus. Mouse protocols were reviewed and approved by the Mayo Clinic institutional animal care and use committee. Mice at 1415 mo of age were sacrificed, and their major organs were screened for overt tumors. For carcinogen-induced tumorigenesis, mice were given a single application of 50 l of 0.5% DMBA to the dorsal surface on postnatal day 35 and sacrificed after 4 mo. Single-cell suspensions of various tissues were hybridized with probes to chromosomes 4 and 7 for interphase FISH. In brief, each tissue was minced using a dissociator and enzymatically digested with liberase. At least 200 cells were analyzed per sample. Fertility and histology Male fertility was measured by breeding 2-mo-old Bub1+/+ and Bub1KD/KD male mice to 2-mo-old wild-type females for 3 mo. Female fertility was measured by breeding 2-mo-old Bub1+/+ and Bub1KD/KD female mice to 2-mo-old wild-type males for 3 mo. For histology, testes were fixed for 48 h in modified Davidson’s fluid, rinsed, and stored in PBS. For chromosome counts on spermatocytes, testes were minced, swelled with 75 mM KCl, fixed, and stained with Giemsa. Generation and culture of MEFs MEFs were generated at embryonic day 13.5 and cultured as previously described. At least three independently generated MEF lines per genotype were used. Mitotic MEFs were harvested after either preincubation with nocodazole or taxol. To evaluate its selectivity, we screened 5-ITu against a commercial panel of 180 protein kinases at two inhibitor concentrations. 5-ITu had significant cross-reactivity with only a small number of kinases in this panel, including the members of the CMGC kinase family CLK and DYRK regulated kinase). Modest cross-reactivity was observed for another relatively small set of kinases, including Cdk1/Cyclin B. The selectivity screening data also showed that 5-ITu is inactive against all three human Aurora kinases. In addition, we screened 5-ITu against 117 highly diverse kinases using temperature shift assays. This assay measures the affinity of inhibitors indirectly through the increase in protein stability upon binding. Tm data typically correlate well with enzymatic assay data. Tm values larger than 6C typically indicate inhibitors with nM potency. The Tm screening data confirmed the cross-reactivity of 5-ITu against CLK and DYRK and detected only weak Tm PubMed ID:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19833994 shifts for all protein kinases screened. Together with our previous in vitro kinase assays, in which we proved that 5-ITu at 1-M Sodium laureth sulfate manufacturer concentration is inactive against To test if 5-ITu inhibits Haspin in vivo, we applied growing concentrations of 5-ITu to HeLa cells. Incubation with high concentrations of 5-ITu at early stages of the cell cycle can inhibit the entry of HeLa cells into mitosis. To avoid this problem, whose causes are unclear but likely caused by inhibition of one or more interphase targets of Haspin, we directed our analysis to cells that were already in mitosis at the time of addition of 5-ITu. At concentrations between 0.1 and 0.5 M, 5-ITu caused a strong decrease in the immunofluorescence levels of P-