Abstract
Mouse β-globin is encoded in a discontinuous structural gene interrupted by a 550-base pair intervening sequence of DNA. Correspondingly, the mature β-globin mRNA appears to be synthesized via a 15S precursor, the length of which roughly equals the total length of the coding and intervening sequences of the β-globin gene. Using the electron microscope to visualize hybrid structures formed between this gene and the purified 15S β-globin mRNA precursor, we show that the intervening sequence is present within the larger precursor molecule. This finding suggests that the precursor mRNA is processed through the removal and rejoining of internal RNA sequences.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1309-1313 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 75 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1978 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General