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lsm1 mutations impairing the ability of the Lsm1p-7p-Pat1p complex to preferentially bind to oligoadenylated RNA affect mRNA decay in vivo.
RNA (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2008
Chowdhury Ashis, Tharun Sundaresan
Abstract excerpt
The poly(A) tail is a crucial determinant in the control of both mRNA translation and decay. Poly(A) tail length dictates the triggering of the degradation of the message body in the major 5' to 3' and 3' to 5' mRNA decay pathways of eukaryotes. In the 5' to 3' pathway oligoadenylated but not polyadenylated mRNAs are selectively decapped in vivo, allowing their subsequent degradation by 5' to 3' exonucleolysis....
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