Specificity in splicing
- 1 October 1994
- Vol. 16 (10) , 771-774
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.950161013
Abstract
Considerable information about the process of premRNA splicing has accmulated, but the mechanism by which highly accurate splicing is achieved is unresolved. Fifteen years ago we proposed that accuracy in splicing might depend on small RNA molecules (splicer RNAs) which hybridise across adjacent exon termini, or intron termini. Gene expression, including alternative splicing, could be controlled by the transcription of specific splicer RNA genes. We re-assess our model here, in the light of subsequent developments.Keywords
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