| Literature DB >> 19239889 |
Melissa J Moore1, Nick J Proudfoot.
Abstract
The pathway from gene activation in the nucleus to mRNA translation and decay at specific locations in the cytoplasm is both streamlined and highly interconnected. This review discusses how pre-mRNA processing, including 5' cap addition, splicing, and polyadenylation, contributes to both the efficiency and fidelity of gene expression. The connections of pre-mRNA processing to upstream events in transcription and downstream events, including translation and mRNA decay, are elaborate, extensive, and remarkably interwoven.Mesh:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19239889 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582