Author: Chen, Z. Z.; Smith, K. R.; Batterham, P.; Robin, C.

Year: 2005

Title: Smg1 nonsense mutations do not abolish nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in Drosophila melanogaster

Journal: Genetics

Volume: 171

Pages: 403-406

Date: Sep

Abstract: Smg1 is a key component of nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) in Caenorhabditis elegans and mammals. Here we report that two nonsense alleles of the ortholog of Smg1 do not affect NMD in Drosophila melanogaster.