Phenomena and Processes

RNA Editing

A process that changes the nucleotide sequence of mRNA from that of the DNA template encoding it. Some major classes of RNA editing are as follows: 1, the conversion of cytosine to uracil in mRNA; 2, the addition of variable number of guanines at pre-determined sites; and 3, the addition and deletion of uracils, templated by guide-RNAs (RNA, GUIDE, KINETOPLASTIDA).

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A process that changes the nucleotide sequence of mRNA from that of the DNA template encoding it. Some major classes of RNA editing are as follows: 1, the conversion of cytosine to uracil in mRNA; 2, the addition of variable number of guanines at pre-determined sites; and 3, the addition and deletion of uracils, templated by guide-RNAs (RNA, GUIDE, KINETOPLASTIDA).

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  • RNA, Messenger, Editing
  • Editing, RNA
  • Editings, RNA
  • RNA Editings

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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a type of post-transcriptional RNA processing

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93

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  • RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional (1988-1992)

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  1. G02.111.760w.250w
  2. G03w.839w.250w
  3. G05.308w.700w.250w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. RNA Editing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017393. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017393
  2. RNA Editing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_editing
  3. RNA Editing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14886350