mRNA Degradation in Prokaryotic Cells
Degradation of messenger RNA (mRNA) is an essential mechanism for controlling gene expression in bacterial cells. This process involves the coordinated action of a battery of cellular endonucleases and exonucleases, some of which are species-specific. They operate with the help of enzymes that covalently modify the 5′ or 3′ end of RNA or unwind base-paired … Read more