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Mutations in VPS16 and MRT1 stabilize mRNAs by activating an inhibitor of the decapping enzyme.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Nov 1999
Zhang S, Williams C J, Hagan K, Peltz S W
Abstract excerpt
Decapping is a rate-limiting step in the decay of many yeast mRNAs; the activity of the decapping enzyme therefore plays a significant role in determining RNA stability. Using an in vitro decapping assay, we have identified a factor, Vps16p, that regulates the activity of the yeast decapping enzyme, Dcp1p. Mutations in the VPS16 gene result in a reduction of decapping activity in vitro and in the stabilization of...
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