Fig. 6
From: NOVA1 regulates hTERT splicing and cell growth in non-small cell lung cancer

NOVA1 binds to a deep intronic sequence in hTERT DR8 and acts as a splicing enhancer to promote the inclusion of exons 7/8 and greater levels of full-length hTERT mRNAs. a Linear model depicting NOVA1 binding to TERT DR8 promoting the inclusion of exons 7/8. b Alternative model of NOVA1 promoting full-length TERT considering RNA:RNA pairing/RNA secondary structure of TERT pre-mRNAs