Pre-rna Splicing Mechanism #1
by Science Photo Library
Title
Pre-rna Splicing Mechanism #1
Artist
Science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Pre-RNA splicing mechanism. Illustration of the mechanism by which genetic material is modified in a process called splicing. The example here is pre-ribonucleic acid (RNA, yellow) from a eukaryotic cell. The sequence runs from top to bottom. The segment of RNA to be removed is shown in red (top) and is called the intron. An enzyme complex called a spliceosome excises the intron and merges the two sections (exons) to form the mature messenger RNA (mRNA, bottom). The spliceosome consists of small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (snRNP) subunits (blue and purple). For this artwork with labels, see C023/8868.
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July 12th, 2016
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