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Metabolism > RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional > Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay
Genetic Phenomena > Gene Expression Regulation > RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional > Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay
Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional > Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay
Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > RNA Stability > Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay

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Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay  

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  • Decay, Nonsense-Mediated mRNA
  • mRNA Decay, Nonsense-Mediated
  • Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay

Scope note

  • An mRNA metabolic process that distinguishes a normal STOP CODON from a premature stop codon (NONSENSE CODON) and facilitates rapid degradation of aberrant mRNAs containing premature stop codons.

History note

  • 2012

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059365

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