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A splicing twist from Ψ
Yuan W Tian1, Matthias Soller1
1Division of Molecular and Cellular Function, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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In this issue of Molecular Cell, Meng et al. identify a reader for pseudouridine (Ψ) in mRNA. Ψ increases binding of SMD2, a member of the SM protein ring surrounding spliceosomal U1 and U2 snRNAs, and alters alternative splicing, revealing a new epitranscriptomic mechanism linked to splicing dysregulation in cancer through SMD2 overexpression.
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