SR protein; serine/arginine-rich protein
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Function
- SR proteins regulate & select splice sites in eukaryotic mRNA
- alternative splicing requires SR proteins, which select the alternative splice sites for splicing
- SR proteins also play a role in constitutive splicing (mRNAs that are always spliced at the same sites)
More general terms
References
- ↑ Wikipedia: SR protein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_protein