A recent study links the double-stranded RNA-binding protein Staufen (Stau) 1 and the nonsense-mediated decay factor Upf1 in a novel mRNA decay pathway. Stafen now dons two hats to participate in two different pathways—one that directs mRNA localization and one that directs mRNA decay.
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Meyer, E., Gavis, E. Staufen does double duty. Nat Struct Mol Biol 12, 291–292 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb0405-291
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