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MeSH Heading: Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay
Tree Number(s): G02.111.760.112; G02.111.780.500; G03.839.112; G05.308.700.112
Unique ID: D059365
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D059365
Scope Note: An mRNA metabolic process that distinguishes a normal STOP CODON from a premature stop codon (NONSENSE CODON) and facilitates rapid degradation of aberrant mRNAs containing premature stop codons.
Entry Term(s): Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay
Previous Indexing: Codon, Nonsense (1999-2011); RNA, Messenger/metabolism (1994-2011)
See Also: RNA Cleavage
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2016/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

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