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Nuclear Organization of snRNPs and Splicing Factors

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Pre-mRNA Processing

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Abstract

Small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles (snRNPs) and several additional protein factors are required for the correct splicing of pre-mRNAs. Recent advances in microscopic techniques and in the molecular dissection of the splicing machinery are making it possible to directly visualize how transcription and processing of pre-mRNA are organized within the cell nucleus.

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Carmo-Fonseca, M., Ferreira, J. (1995). Nuclear Organization of snRNPs and Splicing Factors. In: Pre-mRNA Processing. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-22325-3_10

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