Resveratrol, by modulating RNA processing factor levels, can influence the alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs.

Alternative pre-mRNA splicing defects can contribute to, or result from, various diseases, including cancer. Aberrant mRNAs, splicing factors and other RNA processing factors have therefore become targets for new therapeutic interventions. Here we report that the natural polyphenol resveratrol can m...

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Main Authors: M Andrea Markus, Francine Z Marques, Brian J Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22174926/?tool=EBI