A diversified and segregated mRNA spliced-leader system in the parasitic Perkinsozoa

Spliced-leader trans-splicing (SLTS) has been described in distantly related eukaryotes and acts to mark mRNAs with a short 5′ exon, giving different mRNAs identical 5′ sequence-signatures. The function of these systems is obscure. Perkinsozoa encompasses a diversity of parasitic protists that infec...

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Main Authors: Alacid, E, Irwin, NAT, Smilansky, V, Milner, DS, Kilias, ES, Leonard, G, Richards, TA
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society 2022