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Dos formas de la cadena invariante asociada al antígeno Ia resultan de iniciaciones alternativas en dos AUG en fase
Cell
|November 21, 1986
Resumen
La proteína de cadena invariante (In) se produce en dos formas, p33 y p35, a través del uso alternativo de dos sitios de inicio AUG en un solo ARNm. Este mecanismo, observado en células humanas, es el primer ejemplo no viral de su tipo.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- Inmunología Inmunología.
- Síntesis de proteínas Síntesis de proteínas
Sus antecedentes:
- La cadena invariante (In) está asociada con el antígeno Ia.
- En los seres humanos, In existe principalmente como dos formas relacionadas: p33 y p35.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el mecanismo molecular responsable de la síntesis de las dos formas distintas de proteínas In (p33 y p35).
- Para determinar si los sitios de iniciación de la traducción alternativa en el ARNm están involucrados.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de secuencias de ARNm para sitios potenciales de inicio de la traducción (AUG).
- Transfección de células con clones de ADNc modificados que carecen de AUG específicos.
- En ensayos de traducción libre de células in vitro se utiliza el ARNm sintetizado.
Principales resultados:
- El mRNA de cadena invariante contiene dos codones de inicio en fase AUG.
- El cDNA de longitud completa produce las formas p33 y p35.
- La eliminación del primer AUG da como resultado sólo el formulario p33.
- Las mutaciones en el segundo AUG producen sólo la forma p35.
Conclusiones:
- La iniciación alternativa en dos AUG en fase en un solo ARNm dicta la síntesis de las proteínas de cadena invariante p33 y p35.
- Esto representa la primera instancia documentada de este mecanismo de control traslacional en sistemas no virales.
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