A new study adds to our understanding of the interconnection between different nuclear processes by showing that a 'classical' metazoan precursor mRNA–processing factor functions to prevent transcription-associated genomic instability.
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Aguilera, A. mRNA processing and genomic instability. Nat Struct Mol Biol 12, 737–738 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb0905-737
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