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ReviewNucleic acids research2008

The assembly of a spliceosomal small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle.

Snehal Bhikhu Patel, Michel Bellini

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Review in Nucleic acids research, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Snehal Bhikhu PatelBiochemistry and College of Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
Michel Bellini

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The U1, U2, U4, U5 and U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles (snRNPs) are essential elements of the spliceosome, the enzyme that catalyzes the excision of introns and the ligation of exons to form a mature mRNA. Since their discovery over a quarter century ago, the structure, assembly and function of spliceosomal snRNPs have been extensively studied. Accordingly, the functions of splicing snRNPs and the role of various nuclear organelles, such as Cajal bodies (CBs), in their nuclear maturation phase have already been excellently reviewed elsewhere. The aim of this review is, then, to briefly outline the structure of snRNPs and to synthesize new and exciting developments in the snRNP biogenesis pathways.

Indexed as

Ribonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRibonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small NuclearRNA CapsSpliceosomesRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRibonucleoprotein, U4-U6 Small NuclearRNA Caps

Identifiers

PMID18854356
PMCPMC2582628

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