Mutations That Affect the Binding of an SR Protein to an Exonic

question 44

Multiple Choice

Mutations that affect the binding of an SR protein to an exonic splicing enhancer can cause exon skipping in some genes,producing mRNAs that when translated yield nonfunctional proteins.In addition to an RNA-binding domain,SR proteins also contain an RS domain that is involved in binding:

• A)DNA.
• B)RNA.
• C)protein.
• D)none of the above

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