The Two Key Conformations of U2AF65 (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

The Two Key Conformations of U2AF65

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This is the ribbon representation of the two distinct conformations of the U2AF65 protein free and when bound to intron RNA. This recognition process enables the pre-mRNA to be spliced to form the mRNA, which serves as a template for protein synthesis.

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Professor Dr. M. Sattler

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