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Splicing inhibits premature cleavage and polyadenylation
Sheng Yang1, Mengzhao Li1, Chengguo Yao2
1Center for Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering, Key Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) U1/U2/U4/U6 are critical constituents of the spliceosome. Recent studies showed that each of them exhibits a role in the inhibition of global PCPA (premature cleavage and polyadenylation), thereby supporting the hypothesis that the splicing process inhibits PCPA. In this forum article we summarize evidence to reinforce this hypothesis and envision potential mechanisms.
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