Intracellular Zinc / Mucus Production and Progress Mechanism of Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Intracellular Zinc / Mucus Production and Progress Mechanism of Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Pre-mRNA undergoes mRNA splicing which "cuts out" the information necessary for protein synthesis. In obstructive pulmonary diseases (right side of figure) abnormalities occur during mRNA splicing and cause abnormal (hyper-) mucus secretion.

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Associate Professor Tsuyoshi Syuto

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