Question

Is RNA self splicing?

Answer 1

RNA:

1. A spliceosome, a molecular machine made up of protein and RNA, cuts and splices the RNA in most circumstances.
2. However, in a few circumstances, the RNA can carry out the splicing reaction on its own.
3. A ribosomal RNA identified in a protozoan was the first example, discovered by Thomas Cech.
4. In your cells, RNA splicing is the third major RNA processing step.
5. During RNA splicing, the spliceosome, a protein-and-RNA complex, detects and eliminates specific introns from pre-mRNA.
6. RNA editing and alternative splicing are two main RNA processing stages that can modify the final gene products significantly.
7. Recent studies have made significant progress in understanding their global RNA targets by attacking these mechanisms in isolation.

Figure showing Eukaryotic transcription is given below: