Structures of regulatory elements in mRNAs.

Abstract:

:Messenger RNAs often contain structures in their 5'-untranslated region that serve to regulate or promote expression of their gene product. Recent structural studies have revealed that riboswitches, which bind a variety of small molecule metabolites, including purine bases, S-adenosylmethionine, amino acids and cofactors, can contain sophisticated tertiary architecture that enables their function, akin to tRNA and rRNA. These structures guide the mRNA to adopt one of two mutually exclusive forms, dictating the outcome of transcription or translation. Another highly structured mRNA element, the viral internal ribosomal entry site, is able to manipulate the ribosome and replace the function of initiation factors to promote gene expression.

journal_name

Curr Opin Struct Biol

authors

Batey RT

doi

10.1016/j.sbi.2006.05.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-06-01 00:00:00

pages

299-306

issue

3

eissn

0959-440X

issn

1879-033X

pii

S0959-440X(06)00072-8

journal_volume

16

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