RNA processing: Fungal spliceosomes break the mold

RNA processing: Fungal spliceosomes break the mold

Dozens of splicing factors work together in human cells to remove introns from nascent RNA transcripts. A new study reveals that spliceosomes from many distantly related fungal species are surprisingly similar to those found in human cells.

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Veröffentlicht in:Current biology 2021-11, Vol.31 (22), p.R1482-R1484
Hauptverfasser: Carrocci, Tucker J, Hoskins, Aaron A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Humans
Introns
RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
RNA Splicing
RNA, Messenger - metabolism
Spliceosomes - genetics
Spliceosomes - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:Dozens of splicing factors work together in human cells to remove introns from nascent RNA transcripts. A new study reveals that spliceosomes from many distantly related fungal species are surprisingly similar to those found in human cells.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.075