Splicing factor
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A splicing factor is a protein involved in the removal of introns and exons from strings of messenger RNA
; the process takes place in particles known as spliceosomes.
Messenger RNA
Messenger RNA is a molecule of RNA encoding a chemical "blueprint" for a protein product. mRNA is transcribed from a DNA template, and carries coding information to the sites of protein synthesis: the ribosomes. Here, the nucleic acid polymer is translated into a polymer of amino acids: a protein...
; the process takes place in particles known as spliceosomes.