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RNA Splicing


RNA splicing
a process or removing introns from nuclear RNA, thus converting it into a functional mRNA
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row ...
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RNA splicing
A process by which introns are removed from primary See RNA transcripts leaving only exons that encode the amino acid sequence of a protein.
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RNA splicing - RNA-processing step in which all of the intron sequences are removed and exon sequences are kept therebv producing a much shorter RNA molecule.
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RNA splicing
The removal of noncoding portions (introns) of the RNA molecule after initial synthesis.
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RNA Splicing: A complex and incompletly understood series of reactions occuring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells in which pre-mRNA transcribed from chromosomal DNA is processed such that noncoding regions of the pre-mRNA (introns) are excised, ...
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tRNA splicing
tRNA (also tRNA-like) splicing is another rare form of splicing that usually occurs in tRNA. The splicing reaction involves a different biochemistry than the spliceomsomal and self-splicing pathways.
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(See DNA polymorphism.) Alternative mRNA splicing. The inclusion or exclusion of different exons to form different mRNA transcripts. (See RNA.) Amino acid.
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RNA splicing is the normal process in which intron sequences are removed from the pre-mRNA, producing the mRNA, which corresponds to the exons.
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Functional (translatable) immunoglobin H and L chain mRNAs result from a combination of DNA rearrangements and RNA splicing.
RAG1 and RAG2 proteins are responsible for the early steps in the DNA joining reactions ...
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Mature transcript of RNA splicing which removes introns and joins exons in the primary transcript. mRNA usually has a 5' UTR, 3' UTR and polyA.
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3' UTR 5' UTR Mature transcript Primary transcript Splicing cis-splicing polyA trans-splicing ...
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The control of mRNA splicing, and hence of which alternative is produced, is performed by a wide variety of signal molecules.
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snRNA: Small nuclear RNA; forms complexes with proteins to form snRNPs; involved in RNA splicing, polyadenylation reactions, other unknown functions (probably).
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Many appear to be related functionally to such known proteins as the GTPase activating proteins or the ETS family of transcription factors. Others seem to be new members of existing gene families, for example, the mRNA splicing factor, ...
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RNA polymerase An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of RNA from NTPs, using a strand of DNA or RNA as a template. RNA splicing Removal of introns and joining of exons in a primary transcript (hnRNA).
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