exon-exon junction complex
A multi-subunit complex deposited by the spliceosome upstream of messenger RNA exon-exon junctions. The exon-exon junction complex provides a binding platform for factors involved in mRNA export and nonsense-mediated mRNA decay.
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EJC
exon junction complex
- cellular_component (4,031)
- cellular anatomical structure (3,395)
- intracellular anatomical structure (2,035)
intracellular organelle (1,694)
- organelle (1,836)
- intracellular organelle (1,694)
- membrane-bounded organelle (1,328)
- intracellular anatomical structure (2,035)
- protein-containing complex (2,066)
- cellular anatomical structure (3,395)
class Information
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cellular_component
class Relations
Related from
results in disassembly of
results in assembly of
has primary input