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Intron removal requires proofreading of U2AF/3' splice site recognition by DEK.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 30 Jun 2006
Soares Luis Miguel Mendes, Zanier Katia, Mackereth Cameron, Sattler Michael, Valcárcel Juan
Abstract excerpt
Discrimination between splice sites and similar, nonsplice sequences is essential for correct intron removal and messenger RNA formation in eukaryotes. The 65- and 35-kD subunits of the splicing factor U2AF, U2AF65 and U2AF35, recognize, respectively, the pyrimidine-rich tract and the conserved terminal AG present at metazoan 3' splice sites. We report that DEK, a chromatin- and RNA-associated protein mutated or...
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