Getting the message out

Mol Cell. 2008 Jul 11;31(1):4-6. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2008.06.010.

Abstract

In a recent issue of Molecular Cell, Schwer (2008) demonstrates that, during the latest stage of the splicing reaction, the RNA-dependent helicase Prp22 is deposited upon the downstream exon, where it subsequently strips the spliced messenger RNA from the spliceosome.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • DEAD-box RNA Helicases / metabolism
  • Exons / genetics
  • RNA Splicing / genetics*
  • Spliceosomes / metabolism
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • DEAD-box RNA Helicases