exon-exon junction complex binding

Term ID

GO:1990448

Synonyms

• EJC binding

Definition

Binding to an exon-exon junction complex, a protein 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. 24967911

References

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO