Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay

Synonyms

Decay, Nonsense-Mediated mRNA

Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay

mRNA Decay, Nonsense-Mediated

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.

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