Sequences and proteins that influence mRNA processing in Trypanosoma brucei: Evolutionary conservation of SR-domain and PTB protein functions.

• Main Authors: Albina Waithaka (Author), Olena Maiakovska (Author), Dirk Grimm (Author), Larissa Melo do Nascimento (Author), Christine Clayton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Spliced leader trans splicing is the addition of a short, capped sequence to the 5' end of mRNAs. It is widespread in eukaryotic evolution, but factors that influence trans splicing acceptor site choice have been little investigated. In Kinetoplastids, all protein...