An in vivo genetic screen for genes involved in spliced leader trans-splicing indicates a crucial role for continuous de novo spliced leader RNP assembly

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Some strains were provided by the CGC, which is funded by NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (P40 OD010440). We would also like to thank Prof. Shohei Mitani,at the National Bioresource Project for the Experimental Animal ‘Nematode C. elegans’, Japan, for FX3079. We are grateful to Prof. Tom Blumenthal (University of Colorado, Boulder) for suggestions and support of this work; and to Kathrine Wood for her contribution to the initial stages of part of this work. Author contributions. L.P., G.P., R.F., N.H., J.P. and B.M. performed experiments; B.M., J.P. and B.C. designed and lead the study; B.M. and J.P. drafted the manuscript. All authors reviewed the manuscript. FUNDING Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) [Project grant BB/J007137/1]; Medical Research Council (MRC) Confidence in Concept 2014 - University of Aberdeen Award(MC PC 14114v.2); University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Scholarship (to R.F.) and TET Fund support through Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria (to R.F.). Funding for open access charge: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and Medical Research Council.