Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of Non-Stop Decay

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of non-stop decay (NSD) ?

• A)It is used to accumulate mRNAs devoid of a stop codon.
• B)Stalling of the ribosome at the 5'-end of the transcript recruits the cytoplasmic exosome.
• C)The exosome has a number of 5'→3' exonucleases
• D)Decay proceeds without the need for deadenylation and decapping.

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