BiochemistrybioRxiv
A synthetic small molecule stalls pre-mRNA splicing by promoting an early-stage U2AF2-RNA complex
R. Chatrikhi, C. F. Feeney, M. J. Pulvino…·C. L. Kielkopf
The paper identifies a small molecule that inhibits pre-mRNA splicing by stabilizing an early-stage U2AF2-RNA complex, offering a new strategy for targeting spliceosome assembly.
DOI 10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.02.007