The Screaming Poly-A Tail Crisis

The Screaming Poly-A Tail Crisis
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The molecular drama of mRNA processing has never been more relatable. While the 5' end gets pampered with a fancy methyl cap (the molecular equivalent of a VIP pass), the 3' end is just screaming "AAAAAAAAAAAAA" as it gets its poly-A tail attached. It's basically every student during finals week—one end looking professional, the other end having an existential crisis. Next time your professor mentions post-transcriptional modifications, just picture this little orange blob frantically adding adenines like it's panic-typing a paper due in 5 minutes.

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