TLS Online TPP Program

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Five ways to splice an RNA

TLS Online TPP Program

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Steric Hindrance and Combinations of Major and Minor Splice Sites are major reasons behind alternative splicing (Mutually Exclusive Splicing) 

TLS Online TPP Program

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Alternative splicing is often associated with weak splice sites.

TLS Online TPP Program

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Binding of SR proteins to ESEs promotes or stabilizes U1 binding to the 5’ splice site and U2AF binding to the 3’ splice site.

TLS Online TPP Program

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

The Nova and Fox families of RNA-binding proteins can promote or suppress splice site selection in a context-dependent fashion.

TLS Online TPP Program

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Trans-splicing is rare in multicellular eukaryotes, it occurs as the primary mechanism to process precursor RNA into mature, translatable mRNAs in some organisms, such as trypanosomes and nematodes.