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Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and development: shoot the messenger to survive?
Biochemical Society transactions - 1 Dec 2010
Vicente-Crespo Marta, Palacios Isabel M
Abstract excerpt
NMD (nonsense-mediated mRNA decay) is a surveillance mechanism that degrades transcripts containing nonsense mutations, preventing the translation of potentially harmful truncated proteins. Although the mechanistic details of NMD are gradually being understood, the physiological role of this RNA surveillance pathway still remains largely unknown. The core NMD genes Upf1 (up-frameshift suppressor 1) and Upf2 are...
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