Most genes in eukaryotes (well, at least eukaryotes that are not Saccharomyces cerevisiae) possess introns, sequences that are transcribed by RNA polymerase II and subsequently spliced out from the pr… more →
The RNA UnderworldArthur Hunt wrote 2 months ago: Most genes in eukaryotes (well, at least eukaryotes that are not Saccharomyces cerevisiae) possess i … more →
Arthur Hunt wrote 6 months ago: Alternative splicing – the choice of different splice sites and/or exons in a primary transcri … more →
Arthur Hunt wrote 7 months ago: One of the mechanisms by which polyadenylation may contribute to the regulation of gene expression ( … more →
Arthur Hunt wrote 10 months ago: While my yard is recovering from the ice, and I from today’s UK game, I thought I would toss o … more →
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: The polyadenylation of mRNAs is usually thought of as a process that occurs in the nucleus, and inde … more →
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: One of the themes that keeps popping up here is that of nucleases. I thought I would post an adapta … more →
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: Messenger RNA 3’ end formation involves an RNA processing step. It is thus natural to assume that t … more →
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: Polyadenylation is a process that pertains to the expression of almost all genes in eukaryotes. In … more →
Arthur Hunt wrote 1 year ago: Much of the interest and excitement in the field of “Evo-Devo” today centers on the roles that chang … more →