Description
For most RNAs, elimination of the cap structure causes a loss of stability, especially against exonuclease degradation (4), and a decrease in the formation of the initiation complex of mRNAs for protein synthesis (4,5). Certain prokaryotic mRNAs containing a 5´ terminal cap structure are translated as efficiently as or more efficiently than eukaryotic mRNAs in a eukaryotic cell-free protein synthesizing system (5). Also a cap requirement has been observed for splicing eukaryotic substrate RNAs (6).
Figure 1: Structure of m7G(5´)ppp(5´)G RNA Cap Structure Analog (NEB #S1404)
Sequence
7mG(5´)ppp(5´)G
- This product is related to the following categories:
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Nucleotide Solutions for RNA,
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RNA Synthesis In vitro Transcription (IVT),