RNA splicing, via transesterification reactions with bulged adenosine as nucleophile

Term ID

GO:0000377

Synonyms

• lariat RNA biosynthesis
• lariat RNA formation

Definition

Splicing of RNA via a series of two transesterification reactions with a bulged adenosine residue from the intron branch point as the initiating nucleophile. When the initial RNA for the splicing reaction is a single molecule (cis splicing), the excised intron is released in a lariat structure. 11377794

References

Ontology

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