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Directing mRNA export

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A recent study on the RNA-binding protein Npl3p reveals how its direct interaction with the mRNA export receptor Mex67p is regulated by phosphorylation and how this post-translational modification contributes to the assembly and disassembly of mRNP export complexes.

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Figure 1: Model for the phosphorylation and dephosphorylation cycles of Npl3p.

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