The Spliceosome Scaffold Component BCAS2 Promotes Pancreatic Cancer Progression through Weak 5' Splice Site-Dependent Splicing Regulation.

Authors

Ledong Wan, Mei Wang, Yuma Ishigami, Alexander J Kral, Kuan-Ting Lin, Joseph R Merrill, Scott K Lyons, Adrian R Krainer

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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology. Oct 07, 2026. Epub Oct 07, 2026.

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest malignancies. Dysregulated RNA splicing has emerged as a critical mechanism contributing to PDAC progression. However, whether structural components of the spliceosome regulate oncogenic alternative splicing was not known. Here, we identify the nineteen complex (NTC) component BCAS2/SPF27 as a critical regulator of PDAC progression. Elevated expression of BCAS2 in PDAC is associated with poor patient outcomes. Transcriptomic analyses revealed that BCAS2 specifically regulates alternative exons with weak splice sites. In particular, BCAS2 promotes SOS1 exon 21 inclusion and consequently RAC-signaling activation. Furthermore, splice-switching antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-mediated skipping of SOS1 exon 21 suppressed PDAC proliferation and migration. Our findings uncover a role of BCAS2 in the regulation of weak splice-site usage and identify the BCAS2-SOS1-RAC signaling axis as a potential therapeutic vulnerability in pancreatic cancer.

PMID:
42926726
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 25 Oct 2026.

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