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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-15
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Gene expression of the alpha-subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor-2 (eIF-2 alpha), involves transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. eIF-2 alpha is a single-copy gene expressing two mRNAs, 1.6 and 4.2 kb in size. Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA for the 4.2 kb mRNA revealed that it is the result of alternative polyadenylation site selection. Four polyadenylation sites were identified within the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of eIF-2 alpha, only two of which are normally utilized in human and mouse tissues. A functional role for the extended 3' UTR was assessed by comparing the translatability and stability of the 1.6 and 4.2 kb mRNAs. Both the 1.6 and 4.2 kb transcripts could be translated in vitro and were identified in vivo as being distributed on large polyribosomes. This indicates that both mRNAs are efficiently translated. Stability studies showed that in activated T-cells the 4.2 kb mRNA was more stable than the 1.6 kb mRNA. Polyadenylation site selection and mRNA stability differ for the two mRNAs of eIF-2 alpha. These activities might be modulated by sequence elements contained within the untranslated regions of the eIF-2 alpha gene.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0264-6021
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
315 ( Pt 3)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
791-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Molecular Weight, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Polyribosomes, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Protein Biosynthesis, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:8645159-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Regulation of gene expression for translation initiation factor eIF-2 alpha: importance of the 3' untranslated region.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Hemaatology Branch, NHLBI, Bethesda, MD 20892-1654, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.