RNA,RNAII

Erik D Andrulis1, Janis Werner, Arpi Nazarian

  • 1Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. eda4@cornell.edu

Nature
|December 20, 2002
PubMed
まとめ

この研究は,Spt6転写因子が,RNAの処理と分解に関与する複合体であるエクソソームと相互作用することを明らかにしています. この相互作用は,トランスクリプションの延長中にエクソソームがメッセンジャーRNAをモニターすることを示唆しています.

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