Changing genetic information through RNA editing
Changing genetic information
through RNA editing
Stefan Maas and Alexander Rich*
Summary
RNA editing, the post-transcriptional alteration of a
gene-encoded sequence, is a widespread phenomenon
in eukaryotes. As a consequence of RNA editing,
functionally distinct proteins can be produced from a
single gene. The molecular mechanisms involved in-
clude single or multiple base insertions or deletions as
well as base substitutions. In mammals, one t
