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| Interferon gamma 5' UTR regulatory element |
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| Type: |
Cis-reg; |
| 2° structure: |
Published; PubMed |
| Seed alignment: |
PubMed |
| Avg length: |
160.2 nucleotides |
| Avg identity: |
85% |
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Interferon gamma 5' UTR regulatory elements are a family of regulatory RNAs. This family represents a pseudoknot containing stem-loop structure found in the 5' UTR of interferon-gamma mRNA. This structure is thought to be involved in translational regulation and the pseudoknot has been found to activate protein kinase R (PKR) which is known to be a translational inhibitor. Mutations in the pseudoknot structure have been found to reduce PKR activation and increase the translation of interferon-gamma.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Ben-Asouli, Y; Banai Y, Pel-Or Y, Shir A, Kaempfer R (2002). "Human interferon-gamma mRNA autoregulates its translation through a pseudoknot that activates the interferon-inducible protein kinase PKR". Cell 108: 221–232. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00616-5. PMID 11832212.
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