title: Give me an intron: any intron.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Yuan et al provide evidence that processing of the first intronic sequence within the von Willebrand factor (vWF) gene facilitates expression by endothelial cells regardless of the source of the intron, while intron processing is irrelevant for vWF expression by megakaryocytes.(1)
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ware
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000235:genetics*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012326:RNA Splicing / Q000235:genetics*; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D014841:von Willebrand Factor