U12 type introns were lost at multiple occasions during evolution

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two categories of introns are known, a common U2 type and a rare U12 type. These two types of introns are removed by distinct spliceosomes. The phylogenetic distribution of spliceosomal RNAs that are characteristic of the U12 spliceo...

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Main Authors: Bartschat Sebastian, Samuelsson Tore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/106