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It takes two to tangle: Prp24 and spliceosome assembly

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X-ray structural analysis of spliceosomal U6 small nuclear RNA bound to Prp24 reveals a complex interlocked RNA–protein assembly and suggests models for key steps in spliceosome assembly and recycling.

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Figure 1: Model of the U6 snRNP core complex.

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Pomeranz Krummel, D., MacMillan, A. It takes two to tangle: Prp24 and spliceosome assembly. Nat Struct Mol Biol 21, 503–504 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.2838

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