TRANSLATIONAL CONTROL OF CYTOKINE EXPRESSION BY 3' UA-RICH SEQUENCES

被引:48
作者
KRUYS, V
HUEZ, G
机构
[1] Laboratoire de Chimie Biologique, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1640 Rhode-Saint-Genèse, 67, rue des Chevaux
关键词
POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION; RNA MESSENGER; TRANSLATIONAL EFFICIENCY;
D O I
10.1016/0300-9084(94)90188-0
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Several messenger RNAs which are transiently expressed contain a conserved uridine-adenosine-rich sequence in their 3' untranslated region. Many of these mRNAs encode cytokines, growth factors or oncoproteins. This UA-rich sequence is composed of several interspersed repeats of the octanucleotide UUAUUUAU and plays a key role in the post-transcriptional regulation of these mRNAs. Known as instability determinants, these UA-rich elements can also strongly affect mRNA translational regulation and give insight into the underlying mechanism.
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页码:862 / 866
页数:5
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