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XB-ART-26571
Science 1989 Aug 25;2454920:852-5.
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Translational blockade imposed by cytokine-derived UA-rich sequences.

Kruys V , Marinx O , Shaw G , Deschamps J , Huez G .


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The messenger RNAs specifying certain proteins involved in the inflammatory response and certain oncoproteins contain a conserved UA-rich sequence in the 3' untranslated region. This sequence, which is composed of several interspersed repeats of the octanucleotide UUAUUUAU, has been shown to destabilize mRNA in some eukaryotes. However, this effect is not seen when mRNAs are transferred to Xenopus oocytes, which made it possible to separate stability from translational regulation. For interferon, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and c-fos RNAs, the UA-rich sequence was observed to preclude mRNA translation.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: fos