| Literature DB >> 21289484 |
Eun Kyung Lee1, Myriam Gorospe.
Abstract
The control of mammalian mRNA turnover and translation has been linked almost exclusively to specific cis-elements within the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions (UTRs) of the mature mRNA. However, instances of regulated turnover and translation via cis-elements within the coding region (CR) of mRNAs are accumulating. Here, we describe the regulation of post-transcriptional fate through trans-binding factors (RNA-binding proteins and microRNAs) that function via CR sequences. We discuss how the CR enriches the post-transcriptional control of gene expression, and predict that new high-throughput technologies will enable a more mainstream study of CR-governed gene regulation.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21289484 PMCID: PMC3127077 DOI: 10.4161/rna.8.1.13863
Source DB: PubMed Journal: RNA Biol ISSN: 1547-6286 Impact factor: 4.652