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Un ARN G-cuadruplex es esencial para la iniciación de la traducción independiente de la capa en el VEGF humano IRES
Mark J Morris1, Yoichi Negishi, Cathy Pazsint
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, United States.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|November 26, 2010
Resumen
Este estudio revela un ARN conmutable G-cuadruplex en el ARNm del VEGF.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Regulación genética Reglamento genético.
- La estructura del ARN es la estructura del ARN.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los cuádruplexos G de ARN en 5'-UTR típicamente reprimen la traducción dependiente de la tapa.
- El papel de los cuádruplexos G en la traducción mediada por el sitio de entrada del ribosoma interno (IRES) se entiende menos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el papel de un elemento rico en G en el 5'-UTR del ARNm VEGF humano.
- Determinar si este elemento forma una estructura G-cuadruplex y su función en la iniciación de la traducción.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis estructural para identificar la formación G-cuadruplex.
- Ensayos funcionales para evaluar el inicio de la traducción.
- Estudios de mutagenesis para sondear las relaciones secuencia-estructura-función.
Principales resultados:
- Se demostró una estructura de ARN G-cuadruplex "intercambiable" dentro del ARNm 5'-UTR. del VEGF.
- Mostró este G-quadruplex como esencial para el inicio de la traducción mediada por IRES.
- Identificación de conmutación conformacional dependiente de la secuencia que influye en la regulación de la traducción.
Conclusiones:
- Este es el primer informe de un ARN G-cuadruplex conformacionalmente flexible crucial para la traducción mediada por IRES.
- El VEGF mRNA G-quadruplex exhibe una función reguladora sintonizable en la iniciación de la traducción.
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