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Nature Cell Biology 8, 645–647 (1 July 2006) | doi:10.1038/ncb0706-645

Unravelling mRNA export

Charles N. Cole & John J. Scarcelli

Throughout gene expression, mRNAs are associated with proteins in complexes called messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs). Several mRNA-binding proteins are recruited to the nascent mRNA during transcription and nuclear processing events.