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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
Inherently unstable mammalian mRNAs contain AU-rich elements (AREs) within their 3' untranslated regions. Although found 15 years ago, the mechanism by which AREs dictate rapid mRNA decay is not clear. In yeast, 3'-to-5' mRNA degradation is mediated by the exosome, a multisubunit particle. We have purified and characterized the human exosome by mass spectrometry and found its composition to be similar to its yeast counterpart. Using a cell-free RNA decay system, we demonstrate that the mammalian exosome is required for rapid degradation of ARE-containing RNAs but not for poly(A) shortening. The mammalian exosome does not recognize ARE-containing RNAs on its own. ARE recognition requires certain ARE binding proteins that can interact with the exosome and recruit it to unstable RNAs, thereby promoting their rapid degradation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
107
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
451-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11719186-3' Untranslated Regions, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Base Pairing, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Cell-Free System, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Gene Silencing, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Genes, fos, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Jurkat Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Mammals, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Poly A, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-RNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-RNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Thymine Nucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:11719186-Trans-Activators
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
AU binding proteins recruit the exosome to degrade ARE-containing mRNAs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Signal Transduction, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't