Human genes typically contain multiple intron s, and in many cases the exons can be joined more than one way to generate multi ple mRNAs, encoding distinct protein isoforms. This process is called alternativ e splicing. The article summarized the human cytochrome P450 pre mRNA alternati v e splicing and their regulatory mechanism and impacts on biological functions.
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) is a complex gene superfamily of proteins that metabolizes a myriad of endogenous and exogenous substrates. Liver-enriched transcription factors (LETF) play a role in the constitutive and tissue-specific expression of hepatic genes. In this review, six families of LETF that play a role in the tissue-specific, developmental, sexual and temporal regulation of CYP are discussed.
