Mechanistic insights and identification of two novel factors in the C. elegans NMD pathway
Dasa Longman, Ronald H.A. Plasterk, Iain L. Johnstone, Javier F. Cáceres;Dasa Longman;Ronald H.A. Plasterk;Iain L. Johnstone;Javier F. Cáceres;
genes & development2007Vol. 21pp. 1075-
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Abstract
The nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway selectively degrades mRNAs harboring premature termination codons (PTCs). Seven genes (smg-1–7, for suppressor with morphological effect on genitalia) that are essential for NMD were originally identified ...