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Analysis of Spliceosomal snRNA Localization in Human Hela Cells Using Microinjection
Published on: August 6, 2019
Factor required for mammalian spliceosome assembly is localized to discrete regions in the nucleus
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138.
Abstract:
A monoclonal antibody raised against mammalian spliceosomes specifically recognizes a non-snRNP factor required for spliceosome assembly. This splicing factor is highly concentrated in discrete regions within the nucleus, in a pattern that is a distinct subset of that seen with anti-snRNP antibodies. These observations are evidence that spliceosome assembly could be compartmentalized within the nucleus.
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