GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0035145 - exon-exon junction complex
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0035145
- Name
- exon-exon junction complex
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- A multi-subunit complex deposited by the spliceosome upstream of messenger RNA exon-exon junctions. The exon-exon junction complex provides a binding platform for factors involved in mRNA export and nonsense-mediated mRNA decay.