Why polyadenylation? - Biology Forum

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- June 25, 2010 at 12:09 pm #13484
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  Why is polyadenylation needed? I know it is necessary to protect the mRNA from nucleases, but i’ve read that it is also necessary during nuclear export and translation! Why? In what mechanisms does it participate?
- June 25, 2010 at 2:25 pm #100315
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  if both cap and polyA are present, the mRNA must be intact 😉
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