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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
Pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing, a process by which mature mRNAs are generated by excision of introns and ligation of exons, is an important step in the regulation of gene expression in all eukaryotes. Selection of alternative splice sites in a pre-mRNA generates multiple mRNAs from a single gene that encode structurally and functionally distinct proteins. Alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs contributes greatly to the proteomic complexity of plants and animals and increases the coding potential of a genome. However, the mechanisms that regulate constitutive and alternative splicing of pre-mRNA are not understood in plants. A serine/arginine-rich (SR) family of proteins is implicated in constitutive and alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs. Here I review recent progress in elucidating the roles of serine/arginine-rich proteins in pre-mRNA splicing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1360-1385
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
541-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Plant serine/arginine-rich proteins and their role in pre-mRNA splicing.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biology and Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. reddy@lamar.colostate.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Review