| Literature DB >> 2812024 |
C W Smith1, E B Porro, J G Patton, B Nadal-Ginard.
Abstract
During pre-messenger RNA splicing the lariat branch point in mammalian introns is specified independently of the 3' splice site by the sequence surrounding the branch point and by an adjacent downstream polypyrimidine tract. The 3' splice site is dispensable for spliceosome assembly and cleavage at the 5' splice site, and is itself determined by a scanning process that recognizes the first AG located 3' of the branch point/polypyrimidine tract, irrespective of distance or sequence environment.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2812024 DOI: 10.1038/342243a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962