Figure 7.
Model for RPL-12 feedback regulation. Productively spliced mRNA encodes for RPL-12. When present in excess, RPL-12 either positively or negatively regulates splicing of its own pre-mRNA, as shown. This reduces the level of productively spliced mRNA and increases the level of unproductively spliced mRNA. The unproductively spliced mRNA is subsequently eliminated by mRNA surveillance.