| VDJ recombinase | <enzyme> Helps in the assembly of genes for immunoglobulins and genes for t cell receptors from pieces of DNA dispersed around the chromosome in lymphocytes Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- Synonym: v-(d)-j recombinase, v(d)j recombinase, v-d-j recombinase, immunoglobulin recombinase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| exons | Coding regions of messenger RNA included in the genetic transcript which survive the processing of RNA in cell nuclei to become part of a spliced messenger of structural RNA in the cytoplasm. They include joining and diversity exons of immunoglobulin genes. (12 Dec 1998) |