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mRNA Trans-splicing in the Human Parasitic CestodeEchinococcus multilocularis
1 Dec 2000
Abstract excerpt
An identical 36-nucleotide exon was identified at the 5' termini of different mRNAs from the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis. We provide evidence that this exon constitutes a new spliced leader (SL) that is obviously trans-spliced to echinococcal pre-mRNAs, donated by a non-polyadenylated, trimethylguanosine-capped SL-RNA of 104 nucleotides. Sequence comparisons indicated that cestode and trematode SLs are...
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