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Visualizing RNA Localization in Xenopus Oocytes
Published on: January 14, 2010
概括
研究人员确定了大型核RNA作为Xenopus肝脏中维特洛金因信使RNA (mRNA) 的前体. 这些前体含有内子,这表明复杂的基因剪接过程用于维特洛原素基因激活.
科学领域:
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 基因表达 基因表达
- 克塞诺普斯卵细胞发育
背景情况:
- 雌激素调节了Xenopus肝脏中的维特洛根因基因表达.
- 了解转录产品是阐明基因激活机制的关键.
研究的目的:
- 描述雌激素诱导的维特洛根因基因的转录产物.
- 识别和分析维特洛根因mRNA前体及其结构.
主要方法:
- 克隆的维特洛根因补充DNA (cDNA) 到核RNA的杂交.
- 糖凝电泳用于RNA分离.
- 在前体和cDNA之间形成的R环的电子显微镜.
- 对含有多A的RNA的分析.
主要成果:
- 鉴定了含有维特洛根因mRNA序列的大型核RNA.
- 发现了具有多元A尾的假定维特洛根因mRNA前体.
- 电子显微镜揭示了前体中断的RNA段 (内核) 的存在.
- 在A1维泰罗原素mRNA3'端中发现了七个大和至少五个小的转录内子.
- 确定了具有不同内子含量的潜在拼接中间体.
结论:
- 维泰罗基因mRNA前体含有转录的内基子,表明前体与产物关系.
- 维特洛根因基因内子的剪接可能不遵循单一的,固定的顺序.
- 这些发现提供了对维特洛根因基因的转录后处理的见解.
相关概念视频
02:01pre-mRNA Processing
In eukaryotic cells, transcripts made by RNA polymerase are modified and processed before exiting the nucleus. Unprocessed RNA is called precursor mRNA or pre-mRNA to distinguish it from mature mRNA.
Once about 20-40 ribonucleotides have been joined together by RNA polymerase, a group of enzymes adds a “cap” to the 5’ end of the growing transcript. In this process, a 5’ phosphate is replaced by modified guanosine that has a methyl group attached to it (7-Methyl guanosine). This 5’ cap helps the...
Once about 20-40 ribonucleotides have been joined together by RNA polymerase, a group of enzymes adds a “cap” to the 5’ end of the growing transcript. In this process, a 5’ phosphate is replaced by modified guanosine that has a methyl group attached to it (7-Methyl guanosine). This 5’ cap helps the...
01:35Pre-mRNA Processing: Modification of pre-mRNA Ends
In eukaryotic cells, transcripts made by RNA polymerase are modified and processed before exiting the nucleus. Unprocessed RNA is called precursor mRNA or pre-mRNA to distinguish it from mature mRNA.
Once about 20-40 ribonucleotides have been joined together by RNA polymerase, a group of enzymes adds a cap to the 5' end of the growing transcript. In this process, a 5' phosphate is replaced by modified guanosine that has a methyl group attached (7-methyl guanosine). This 5' cap helps the cell...
Once about 20-40 ribonucleotides have been joined together by RNA polymerase, a group of enzymes adds a cap to the 5' end of the growing transcript. In this process, a 5' phosphate is replaced by modified guanosine that has a methyl group attached (7-methyl guanosine). This 5' cap helps the cell...