1. mRNA undergoes three main post-transcriptional processing steps: capping, polyadenylation, and splicing. 2. Capping adds a 5' methylguanosine cap that protects the mRNA from degradation and enhances translation and transport from the nucleus to cytoplasm. 3. Polyadenylation adds a poly-A tail at the 3' end that provides stability and facilitates export of the mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.