DEFINING A NOVEL RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE R1 MESSENGER-RNA CIS-ELEMENT THAT BINDS TO AN UNIQUE CYTOPLASMIC TRANS-ACTING PROTEIN

被引:19
作者
CHEN, FY [1 ]
AMARA, FM [1 ]
WRIGHT, JA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MANITOBA,MANITOBA INST CELL BIOL,DEPT BIOCHEM & MOLEC BIOL,WINNIPEG R3E 0V9,MB,CANADA
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1093/nar/22.22.4796
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
Ribonucleotide reductase is a highly regulated rate-limiting enzyme activity in DNA synthesis, responsible for reducing ribonucleotides to their deoxyribonucleotide forms. Using 3'-end labeled RNA and band-shift and UV cross-linking analyses, we have identified a cis-element, 5'-CAAACUUCS-3', within the 3'-untranslated region of the mammalian ribonucleotide reductase R1 mRNA, which binds a cytoplasmic protein in BALB/c 3T3 mouse cells, to form a 57 kDa RNA-protein complex. Sequence-specific binding was observed, and binding was prevented by several different mutations within the cis-element. We suggest that this cis - trans interaction plays a role in R1 mRNA stability.
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页码:4796 / 4797
页数:2
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