Self-complementary regions in human albumin mRNA encode important structural regions within the human albumin protein.

An analysis of the human albumin mRNA structure revealed a nonrandom distribution of self-complementary regions within the mRNA. The majority of these self-complementary mRNA stretches encode important structural regions of the human albumin protein. The amino acids contained within these regions of the protein exhibit a high degree of hydrophobic complementarity which could influence local protein conformation and contribute to the biological importance of the protein structures.