| Literature DB >> 3477805 |
M W Hentze1, T A Rouault, S W Caughman, A Dancis, J B Harford, R D Klausner.
Abstract
Ferritin plays a key role in determining the intracellular fate of iron and is highly regulated by the iron status of the cell. We have identified a cis-acting element in the transcribed but nontranslated 5' leader sequence of human ferritin heavy-chain mRNA. In transiently transfected murine fibroblasts, the presence of a 157-nucleotide region of the 5' leader sequence was found to be necessary for iron-dependent regulation of ferritin biosynthesis. Further, this 5' leader region is sufficient to transfer iron-mediated translational control to the expression of a heterologous gene product, chloramphenicol acetyltransferase.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3477805 PMCID: PMC299157 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.84.19.6730
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205