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Analysis of mRNA Nuclear Export Kinetics in Mammalian Cells by Microinjection
Published on: December 4, 2010
The molecular mechanisms of messenger RNA nuclear export
1Institute for Genome Research, University of Tokushima, Japan. siomim@genome.tokushima-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
In eukaryotic cells, the nuclear membrane creates a barrier between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Whereas RNA synthesis occurs in the nucleus, they mostly function in the cytoplasm; thus export of RNA molecules from the nucleus to the cytoplasm is indispensable for normal function of the cells. The molecular mechanisms involved in each kind of cellular RNA export is gradually understood. The focus of this review will be mRNA export. mRNAs are multiformed. In order to ensure that this variety of mRNA molecules are all exported, cells are probably equipped with multiple export pathways. A number of proteins is predicted to be involved in mRNA export. Ascertaining which proteins play crucial roles in the pathways is the key point in the study of mRNA export.
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