Abstract
After DNA damage, cells modulate pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) splicing to induce an anti- or proapoptotic response. In this issue, Muñoz et al. (2009) uncover a cotranscriptional mechanism for activating alternative pre-mRNA splicing after ultraviolet irradiation that depends unexpectedly on hyperphosphorylation of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain and decreased rates of transcription elongation.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 600-602 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Cell |
Volume | 137 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 15 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology