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      Pre-mRNA Processing Reaches Back toTranscription and Ahead to Translation

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          The pathway from gene activation in the nucleus to mRNA translation and decay at specific locations in the cytoplasm is both streamlined and highly interconnected. This review discusses how pre-mRNA processing, including 5' cap addition, splicing, and polyadenylation, contributes to both the efficiency and fidelity of gene expression. The connections of pre-mRNA processing to upstream events in transcription and downstream events, including translation and mRNA decay, are elaborate, extensive, and remarkably interwoven.

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                Journal
                Cell
                Cell
                Elsevier BV
                00928674
                February 2009
                February 2009
                : 136
                : 4
                : 688-700
                Article
                10.1016/j.cell.2009.02.001
                19239889
                a28f7b91-0d4b-43f7-ac62-bdd39c55141d
                © 2009

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