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Splicing and the formation of stable RNA

D H Hamer et al. Cell. 1979 Dec.

Abstract

To determine whether RNA splicing plays an obligatory role in gene expression, we have constructed a series of SV40-transducing viruses carrying various combinations of splice junctions derived from the viral genome and a mouse globin gene. All of the viruses that retain at least one functional splice junction, derived from either the viral or the mouse genome, encode stable hybrid RNAs. In contrast, a virus from which all the splice junctions have been removed fails to produce any detectable stable RNA. These results suggest that splicing is a prerequisite for stable RNA formation.

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