GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0071920 - cleavage body
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0071920
- Name
- cleavage body
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- A nuclear body that contains proteins involved in pre-mRNA 3'-end cleavage and polyadenylation, such as DDX1, CSTF2 and CPSFs, as well as the transcription factors TFIIE and TFIIF. Cleavage bodies are localized adjacent to Cajal bodies and are involved in mRNA3'-end processing.