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A Rapid High-throughput Method for Mapping Ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) on Human pre-mRNA
Published on: December 2, 2009
The spanish connection: transcription and mRNA processing get even closer
Manuel Ares1, Nick J Proudfoot
1Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA. ares@biology.ucsc.edu
Abstract:
The synthesis of mRNA by RNA polymerase II appears coupled to numerous RNA-processing events, based on physical or functional connections revealed by biochemical or genetic tests. New findings were presented at a recent meeting in Spain that begin to illuminate the mechanisms underlying the connections between mRNA processing and specific steps in transcription (initiation, elongation, and termination) as well as recombination.
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