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Pathway Narrative:

Insulin mRNA is transcribed from the upregulated insulin gene and exits the nuclear through nuclear pores towards the endoplasmic reticulum.

Type:
Nucleic Acid Polypeptide
Function/Job:
Acts as the blueprint for the ribosome to create proteins
Interacts with:
Nucleus, Ribosome
Interesting Facts:

Transcripted RNA from the DNA code in the nucleus often have different segments spliced together before becoming the mRNA to be read and translated into proteins

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