Chen, Z., Smith, K.R., Batterham, P., Robin, C. (2005). Smg1 nonsense mutations do not abolish nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 171(1): 403--406.
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FBrf0187634
Publication Type
Research paper
Abstract
Smg1 is a key component of nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) in Caenorhabditis elegans and mammals. Here we report that two nonsense alleles of the ortholog of Smg1 do not affect NMD in Drosophila melanogaster.