The spliceosome enzyme binds to RNA transcripts at splice sites and removes intron sequences. The crystal structure of a spliceosome subunit shows how the enzyme recognizes one end of the intron.
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Query, C. Spliceosome subunit revealed. Nature 458, 418–419 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/458418a
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