Modulation of insulin secretion through RBFOX2-mediated alternative splicing [eCLIP-Seq MIN6]

Recent studies have identified dysregulation of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and aberrant mRNA splicing in the onset of diseases including diabetes. Here we investigated the role of RBFOX2 in the pancreatic ß cell through the conditional mutation of Rbfox2 in the mouse pancreas (Pdx1:Cre; Rbfox2fl/lf) and RNAi experiments in the mouse insulinoma cell line, MIN6. We then identified the direct targets of RBFOX2 in the mouse ß cell transcriptome my eCLIP-Seq in MIN6 cells. Overall design: Identify RBFOX2 bound regions of the transcriptome in MIN6 cells by comparing RBFOX2-eCLIP to its size matched input (SMI) and an IgG-eCLIP with related SMI.