Dr. Tarn, Woan-Yuh
Distinguished Research Fellow
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Specialty:
- long non-coding RNA in DNA damage repair
- mRNA translation in immune surveillance
- alternative splicing in brain development
Education and Positions:
Ph.D. National Tsing Hua University
Postdoc Assoc. Yale University
Highlight Detail
The DEAD-box RNA Helicase DDX3 Associates with Export mRNPs as well as TAP and Participates in Translational Control.
Dr. Tarn, Woan-Yuh
Mol Biol Cell., Jul 02, 2008Monitoring Editor: Peter Walter Nuclear export of mRNA is tightly linked to transcription, nuclear mRNA processing, and subsequent maturation in the cytoplasm. TAP is the major nuclear mRNA export receptor, and it acts coordinately with various factors involved in mRNA expression. We screened for protein factors that associate with TAP and identified several candidates, including RNA helicase DDX3.