Magdalena Lewdorowicz et al.
RNA (New York, N.Y.), 10(9), 1469-1478 (2004-07-27)
Leishmania and other trypanosomatids are early eukaryotes that possess unusual molecular features, including polycistronic transcription and trans-splicing of pre-mRNAs. The spliced leader RNA (SL RNA) is joined to the 5' end of all mRNAs, thus donating a 5' cap that