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| SL1 RNA |
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| Type: |
Gene; |
| 2° structure: |
Published; PubMed; Moxon SJ |
| Seed alignment: |
Moxon SJ, Daub J |
| Avg length: |
103.4 nucleotides |
| Avg identity: |
73% |
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This family represents the SL1 RNA. SL1 is commonly located in the spacer region between 5S-rRNA genes where it is involved in trans-splicing. Trans-splicing is a form of RNA processing. The acquisition of a spliced leader from an SL RNA is an intra-molecular reaction which precisely joins exons derived from separately transcribed RNAs. This mechanism of mRNA maturation has been shown to occur in a number of lower eukaryotes and is commonplace in nematodes[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Dassanayake, RS; Chandrasekharan NV, Karunanayake EH (2001). "Trans-spliced leader RNA, 5S-rRNA genes and novel variant orphan spliced-leader of the lymphatic filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti, and a sensitive polymerase chain reaction based detection assay". Gene 269: 185–193. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00438-3. PMID 11376950.
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