Mechanisms of subcellular mRNA localization.

Kloc, Malgorzata; Zearfoss, N Ruth; Etkin, Laurence D · Cell · 2002

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Abstract

Localization of RNA is a widespread and efficient way to target gene products to a specific region of a cell or embryo. This strategy of posttranscriptional gene regulation utilizes a variety of distinct mechanisms to regulate the movement and anchoring of different transcripts.

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