Plasmodium falciparum spliceosomal RNAs: 3′ and 5′ end processing

▶ P. falciparum UsnRNAs and telomerase RNA carry a cap structure at the 5′ end. ▶ P. falciparum spliceosomal RNAs are polyadenylated. ▶ Polyadenylation on eukaryotic ncRNAs is more widespread than previously anticipated. ▶ Orthologs of TRAMP and exosome subunits were identified in P. falciparum genome.