trans-splicing

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+[[!meta title="Convergent origins and rapid evolution of spliced leader trans-splicing in metazoa: insights from the ctenophora and hydrozoa."]]
+[[!tag trans-splicing]]
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+Derelle R, Momose T, Manuel M, Da Silva C, Wincker P, Houliston E.
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+RNA. 2010 Apr;16(4):696-707. doi:10.1261/rna.1975210
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+Convergent origins and rapid evolution of spliced leader trans-splicing in metazoa: insights from the ctenophora and hydrozoa.
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+[[!pmid 20142326 desc="“First evidence for SL trans-splicing in ctenophores.” (_Pleurobrachia pileus_ and _Mnemiopsis leidyi_)  “Analysis of data sets for the hydrozoans _H. magnipapillata_ and _C. hemisphaerica_ revealed a high number of SL sequence variants per species.”  The same gene may use different splice leaders.  An adenosine-rich region is found between the trans-splicing site and the transcription initiation site in hydrozoans, but not in other species (including _Oikopleura_."]]

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 dioica_ is `TTT(C/T/A)AGA`, which is the same as the cis-splicing acceptor
 with an extra `A` at the end.
 
+Trans-splicing is also found in cnidarians ([[Derelle et al., 2010|biblio/20142326]]).
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+In hydrozoans, the region between the trans-splicing site and the translation initiation site
+is A-rich ([[Derelle et al., 2010|biblio/20142326]]).
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