title: Enter exitrons.
abstract: Exitrons are exon-like introns located within protein-coding exons. Removal or retention of exitrons through alternative splicing increases proteome complexity and thus adds to phenotypic diversity.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Cell Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany. dorothee.staiger@uni-bielefeld.de.
authors.forename: Dorothee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Staiger
authors.affiliation: Division of Plant Sciences, Life Sciences, University of Dundee at The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA, UK. g.g.simpson@dundee.ac.uk.|Cell & Molecular Sciences, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, DD2 5DA, UK. g.g.simpson@dundee.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Gordon G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D040901:Proteomics