What messenger RNA capping tells us about eukaryotic evolution
- 1 August 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
- Vol. 3 (8) , 619-625
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrm880
Abstract
The 5′ cap is a unique feature of eukaryotic cellular and viral messenger RNA that is absent from the bacterial and archaeal domains of life. The cap is formed by three enzymatic reactions at the 5′ terminus of nascent mRNAs. Although the capping pathway is conserved in all eukaryotes, the structure and genetic organization of the component enzymes vary between species. These differences provide insights into the evolution of eukaryotes and eukaryotic viruses.Keywords
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