A-to-I editing graphic (IMAGE)

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine

A-to-I editing graphic

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A-to-I editing functions much like a large-scale cut and paste type of edit on pre-mRNA sequences, driven by ADAR enzymes. In the brain, these natural modifications have diverse effects on gene expression and protein function throughout neurodevelopment.

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Jessica Johnson

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