text: hnRNP serves a variety of processes in the cell, some of which include:
  # Preventing the folding of pre-mRNA into secondary structures that may inhibit its interactions with other proteins.
  # Possible association with the splicing apparatus.
  # Transport of mRNA out of the nucleus.
  The association of a pre-mRNA molecule with a hnRNP particle prevents formation of short secondary structures dependent on base pairing of complementary regions, thereby making the pre-mRNA accessible for interactions with other proteins.