Nuclear networking fashions pre-messenger RNA and primary microRNA transcripts for function
Pawlicki JM, Steitz JA. Nuclear networking fashions pre-messenger RNA and primary microRNA transcripts for function. Trends In Cell Biology 2009, 20: 52-61. PMID: 20004579, PMCID: PMC2821161, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2009.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMature messenger RNAGene expressionRNA polymerase II transcriptsProtein-coding genesPolymerase II transcriptsRNA polymerase IIMessenger RNAPre-messenger RNARNA processing reactionsCotranscriptional eventsPolymerase IIProcessing eventsProcessing reactionsExtensive molecular interactionsEarly stepsTranscriptsRNAExquisite couplingMolecular interactionsMicroRNAsExpressionNuclear networkCrucial roleFinal fateSplicing