Spliceosome

A spliceosome is a complex of special RNA and protein subunits. Spliceosomes are amazingly complex molecular machines.^[1] They removes introns from a transcribed pre-mRNA segment. This process is generally referred to as splicing.

Each spliceosome is composed of five small nuclear RNAs, (snRNA)s, and more than 50 proteins.^[1]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Staley JP, Guthrie C (1998). "Mechanical devices of the spliceosome: motors, clocks, springs, and things". Cell 92 (3): 315–26. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80925-3. PMID 9476892.

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[Staley-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Staley JP, Guthrie C (1998). "Mechanical devices of the spliceosome: motors, clocks, springs, and things". Cell 92 (3): 315–26. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80925-3. PMID 9476892.

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