usher_SANS (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

usher_SANS

Caption

SANS is essential for the release of tri-snRNPs from the Cajal bodies and their transfer to the nuclear speckles. There the spliceosome is assembled and subsequently activated. Therefore, SANS plays a crucial role in correct pre-RNA splicing as a whole.

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ill./©: Uwe Wolfrum

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Remarkable new insights into the pathology of Usher syndrome", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on July 12, 2021.

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