AU-rich element;
ELAV;
Hu proteins;
stress;
nuclear export;
mRNA stability;
D O I:
10.1007/PL00000854
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 [生物化学与分子生物学];
081704 [应用化学];
摘要:
An important mechanism of posttranscriptional gene regulation in mammalian cells is the rapid degradation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) signaled by AU-rich elements (AREs) in their 3' untranslated regions. HuR, a ubiquitously expressed member of the Hu family of RNA-binding proteins related to Drosophila ELAV, selectively binds AREs and stabilizes ARE-containing mRNAs when overexpressed in cultured cells. This review discusses mRNA decay as a general form of gene regulation, decay signaled by AREs, and the role of HuR and its Hu-family relatives in antagonizing this mRNA degradation pathway. The influence of newly identified protein ligands to HuR on HuR function in both normal and stressed cells may explain how ARE-mediated mRNA decay is regulated in response to environmental change.