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Abstract
Monocytes potentially express two mRNA species by alternative splicing of exons at the 5' end of the gene. During inflammation the plasma concentration of AAT can increase about three-fold. In a myelomonocytic cell line (U937), under basal conditions, two AAT mRNA species are produced. After stimulation by interleukin-6 (IL-6) one mRNA species is produced resulting from the exclusion of the second monocyte exon. These findings demonstrate a novel way in which the expression of mRNA can be modified in a single cell type.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2244895 DOI： 10.1016/0006-291x(90)91562-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN： 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575