Shedding UV light on alternative splicing.
Cell
; 137(4): 600-2, 2009 May 15.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19450507
After DNA damage, cells modulate pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing to induce an anti- or proapoptotic response. In this issue, Muñoz et al. (2009) uncover a cotranscriptional mechanism for activating alternative pre-mRNA splicing after ultraviolet irradiation that depends unexpectedly on hyperphosphorylation of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain and decreased rates of transcription elongation.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Raios Ultravioleta
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RNA Polimerase II
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Processamento Alternativo
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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Article