mRNA的3′非翻译区控制硒代半胱氨酸参入多肽链

ｍＲＮＡ的３′非翻译区控制硒代半胱氨酸参入多肽链刘定干（中国科学院上海生物化学研究所,上海２０００３１）关键词ｍＲＮＡ３′非翻译区硒代半胱氨酸多肽链真核生物ｍＲＮＡ的３′非翻译区是决定各个ｍＲＮＡ专有功能特征的调控元件。３′非翻译区除能决定ｍＲＮＡ的...     

真核mRNA3′非翻译区在基因表达中的作用

真核生物ｍＲＮＡ的３′非翻译区（３′ＵＴＲ）在基因表达调控中发挥重要作用．它不仅调控ｍＲＮＡ在体内的稳定性和降解速率,控制着ｍＲＮＡ的利用效率,还参与ｍＲＮＡ翻译过程的调控．     

cDNA3′端代表差异显示分析

根据真核ｍＲＮＡ３′端一般含Ｐｏｌｙ（Ａ）的原理,可使用共同引物将不同的ｍＲＮＡ反转录成ｃＤＮＡ,然后设计特殊引物进行反转录ＰＣＲ,或者将限制性酶切与反转录ＰＣＲ偶联使用,均可获得对应于ｍＲＮＡ３′端的ｃＤＮＡ３′端代表扩增子。比较不同条件下的ｃＤ－ＮＡ３′端代表扩增子,可以获得两种或多种细胞中ｍＲＮＡ的表达差异谱,并分离、克隆差异表达的基因序列     

大肠杆菌中一种对NF-IL63′UTR专一的结合蛋白

在大肠杆菌ＴＧ１ 中, 发现了一种与人白介素６ 核转录因子ｍＲＮＡ 的３′非翻译区专一结合的蛋白, 其Ｎ端氨基酸序列为ＡｌａＴｈｒＡｒｇＩｌｅＧｌｕＰｈｅＨｉｓＧｌｙＣｙｓｓ（ ？）Ｇｌｙ。对数据库检索未发现完全同源的蛋白。对于在大肠杆菌中发现真核ｍ ＲＮＡ专一结合蛋白的意义做了讨论。     

真核mRNA 3′非翻译区的功能研究进展

真核mRNA的3′非翻译区的功能比人们目前认为的更为复杂.近年来的研究揭示,mRNA 3′非翻译区不但决定该mRNA的稳定性,而且还控制着该特定mRNA的翻译时间、翻译地点和翻译产物.值得注意的是真核mRNA 3′非翻译区内的突变可能导致肿瘤的发生.文章介绍了1991-1992年间国际上关于3′非翻译区的一些新发现.     

大肠杆菌中一种对NF—IL63‘UTR专一的结合蛋白

在大肠杆菌ＴＧ１中,发现了一种与人白介素６核转录因子ｍＲＮＡ的３’非翻译区专一结合的蛋白,其Ｎ－端氨基酸序列为Ａｌａ－Ｔｈｒ－Ａｒｇ－Ｉｌｕ－Ｐｈｅ－Ｈｉｓ－Ｇｌｙ－Ｃｙｓｓ（？）－Ｇｌｙ。对数据库检索未发现完全同源的蛋白。对于在大肠杆菌中发现真核ｍＲＮＡ专一结合蛋白的意义做了讨论。     

反义寡核苷酸的非反义作用

反义核酸作为一种调控特定基因表达的手段,是通过与特异ｍＲＮＡ分子上５′翻译区、ｍＲＮＡ启动－编码重叠区、核内ｈｎＲＮＡ剪接供点结合抑制ｍＲＮＡ的翻译、剪接、转运或通过形成ＲＮＡ－ＤＮＡ杂合双链,激活ＲＮａｓｅＨ,降解ｍＲＮＡ来达到抑制靶基因表达的目的...     

谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶的硒代半胱氨酸插入元件

真核生物将硒代半胱氨酸插入蛋白质必需硒代半胱氨酸插入元件（ＳＥＣＩＳ）的参与,后者位于硒蛋白ｍＲＮＡ的３′非翻译区．采用ＲＮＡ折叠程序对１５个谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶基因进行计算机处理发现,其可能的ＳＥＣＩＳ中都具有３段保守碱基ＡＵＧＡ－Ａ（Ｇ）ＡＡ－ＧＡ．根据Ａ（Ｇ）ＡＡ位于顶环或者顶环上游５′臂的突环上,可将ＳＥＣＩＳ分为Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型结构     

内部核糖体进入位点研究现状及应用展望

内部核糖体进入位点 (ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｌｒｉｂｏｓｏｍｅｅｎｔｒｙｓｉｔｅ ,ＩＲＥＳ)是最早发现于动物病毒基因组 5′非编码区的一段ＤＮＡ序列 ,它具有不依赖于 5′帽子结构的翻译起始功能。1 .ＩＲＥＳ的发现基因的表达分为转录和翻译两个相互独立但又紧密联系的阶段。正常情况下真核细胞的ｍＲＮＡ前体转录完成后 ,经过剪接、5′端加帽、3′端加尾等修饰过程生成成熟的ｍＲＮＡ。 5′帽子结构除了能使ｍＲＮＡ免遭核酸酶和磷酸酶的攻击 ,在随后的翻译起始中也起到十分重要的作用。核糖体小亚基通过识别ｍＲＮＡ 5′端帽子结构来寻找蛋…     

对肿瘤的“表达调控治疗”——一种基因治疗的新概念

对肿瘤的“表达调控治疗”──一种基因治疗的新概念刘定干（中国科学院上海生物化学研究所,上海２０００３１）关键词肿瘤,基因治疗,表达调控真核ｍＲＮＡ的３＇非翻译区（３＇ＵＴＲ）是调控基因生物学特性的重要结构单元。现已发现,３＇ＵＴＲ不仅控制ｍＲＮＡ的细...     

Sequence conservation in the 3'-untranslated regions of neurone-specific enolase, lymphokine and protooncogene mRNAs

The C-terminal protein-coding and the entire 3'-untranslated regions of a cDNA corresponding to human neurone-specific enolase mRNA have been sequenced. The 3'-untranslated region is 892 bases long and shows a high degree of homology with the 3'-untranslated region of rat neurone-specific enolase mRNA. This sequence conservation is not seen in non-neuronal enolase mRNAs. Features of the conserved sequence include an A-rich region approx. 250 bases from the stop codon at a point corresponding to the polyadenylation signal site in non-neuronal enolase mRNA, and a repeating ATTT sequence. This unusual motif in eukaryotic mRNAs has previously been reported in the 3'-untranslated regions of lymphokine and protooncogene mRNAs.     

Cloning, sequencing, and characterization of alternatively spliced glutaredoxin 1 cDNA and its genomic gene: chromosomal localization, mrna stability, and origin of pseudogenes

Alternatively spliced human glutaredoxin (Grx1(as)) cDNA was isolated from a neutrophil cDNA library, using a (32)P-labeled human glutaredoxin (Grx1) cDNA probe under non-stringent conditions. The sequence of Grx1(as) cDNA indicated that the open reading frame of the gene was identical to the open reading frame of the previously reported first human glutaredoxin (Grx1) cDNA, but the 3'-untranslated region of Grx1(as) was not homologous to Grx1 cDNA. Northern blot and RT-PCR analyses showed Grx1(as) mRNA was expressed in normal human neutrophils and transformed cells including U937, HL-60, THP, and Jurkat cells. Cloning and sequencing of the genomic gene corresponding to Grx1(as) cDNA showed that two different glutaredoxin cDNAs (Grx1(as) and Grx1) were generated from the same genomic gene via alternative splicing. Origination of Grx1(as) and Grx1 from the same gene was confirmed by chromosomal localization of the Grx1(as) gene to chromosome 5q13, the same location where the Grx1 gene was localized previously. During screening of the Grx1(as) genomic gene, two additional glutaredoxin pseudogenes were also isolated. Surprisingly, these pseudogenes contained 3'-untranslated regions that were nearly identical to the 3'-untranslated regions of Grx1(as,) not Grx1, cDNA. Because 3'-untranslated regions may be important in stabilizing mRNAs, the effect of the two 3'-untranslated regions of Grx1 and Grx1(as) on mRNA stability was investigated using luciferase reporter vectors with the 3'-untranslated regions. Luciferase activity was 2.6-fold greater in cells transfected with the reporter vector containing the 3'-untranslated region of Grx1(as) cDNA compared with the 3'-untranslated region of Grx1 cDNA. These data indicate that Grx1(as) cDNA is an alternatively spliced human Grx1 cDNA and that the Grx1(as) 3'-untranslated region may have a role in stabilizing mRNA.     

Translation efficiency of zein mRNA is reduced by hybrid formation between the 5'- and 3'-untranslated region

The secondary structure of zein mRNA affects its translation potential. Here we show that in a cell-free system the translation efficiency of zein mRNA containing inverted repeats in the 5'- and 3'-untranslated regions is reduced. This translational block is released after deletion of the 3'-inverted repeat. We conclude that the translational block is caused by hybrid formation between the two inverted repeats. The translational efficiency of zein mRNAs, is also affected by varying the length or the primary structure of the 5'-untranslated region.     

Nucleotide sequence of a cDNA for the common alpha subunit of the bovine pituitary glycoprotein hormones. Conservation of nucleotides in the 3'-untranslated region of bovine and human pre-alpha subunit mRNAs

A cDNA clone for the pre-alpha subunit of the pituitary glycoprotein hormones has been isolated from a bovine pituitary cDNA library through the use of a pool of synthetic oligodeoxynucleotide probes. This clone, designated pB alpha, contains a 564-base pair insert which includes a portion of the signal sequence, the entire coding sequence of the mature protein, and 224 base pairs of the 3'-untranslated sequence. As expected, the nucleotide and amino acid sequence of the mature bovine alpha subunit was homologous to the sequences reported for humans and rodents, with the most extensive homology occurring between bovine and rodents (85-90%). However, a comparison of the 3'-untranslated regions of pre-alpha subunit mRNA from three different mammalian species indicated that in bovine and rat, or in human and rat, these sequences have rapidly diverged, yielding respective homologies of 21 and 36%. In contrast, the sequence homology observed between the 3'-untranslated regions of bovine and human was 79%, which approaches the level of homology shared by their coding sequences. Thus, the conservation of the 3'-untranslated sequence in bovine and human pre-alpha subunit mRNA may be an indication that this region is functionally significant in these two species.     

Higher order structures of the 5'-proximal region decrease the efficiency of translation of the porcine pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA

The SP6 polymerase/promoter system was used to synthesize porcine pro-opiomelanocortin mRNAs with nucleotide sequence deletions in the 5'- as well as 3'-untranslated and coding regions. The translational efficiency of the mutant mRNAs was evaluated by cell-free translation or by monitoring the rate and extent of ribosome binding in the presence of sparsomycin. The results of these experiments indicate that specific nucleotide sequences in the 5'-untranslated and coding regions of the pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA decrease its rate of translation. Structure mapping of the mRNA with double-strand and single-strand specific nucleases suggests that these sequences can form stable secondary structures.     

Rainbow trout has two genes for growth hormone

We report the primary structures of two mRNA species (GH1 and GH2), each predicted from the cloned cDNA and genomic gene sequences, that encode growth hormone in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). Both GH1 and GH2 mRNA contain open reading frames comprising 630 nucleotides and encode 210 amino acid residues, of which 11 are variant. The translated regions of mRNA are flanked by a short 5'-untranslated sequence, which is highly conserved, and a relatively long 3'-untranslated sequence, which is highly divergent. The differences at the 3'-untranslated regions suggest that the GH1 and GH2 mRNA originate from different loci. RNA blot analysis of trout pituitary RNA using an oligonucleotide probe specific for the GH2 sequence indicates that the cloned gene is expressed. The GH1 and GH2 mRNA likely are transcribed from two distinct loci, which were duplicated during tetraploidization of the salmonid genome between 50 and 100 million years ago.     

Annexin A2 recognises a specific region in the 3'-UTR of its cognate messenger RNA

Annexin A2 is a multifunctional Ca(2+)- and lipid-binding protein. We previously showed that a distinct pool of cellular Annexin A2 associates with mRNP complexes or polysomes associated with the cytoskeleton. Here we report in vitro and in vivo experiments showing that Annexin A2 present in this subset of mRNP complexes interacts with its cognate mRNA and c-myc mRNA, but not with beta(2)-microglobulin mRNA translated on membrane-bound polysomes. The protein recognises sequence elements within the untranslated regions, but not within the coding region, of its cognate mRNA. Alignment of the Annexin A2-binding 3'-untranslated regions of annexin A2 mRNA from several species reveals a five nucleotide consensus sequence 5'-AA(C/G)(A/U)G. The Annexin A2-interacting region of the 3'-untranslated region can be mapped to a sequence of about 100 nucleotides containing two repeats of the consensus sequence. The binding elements appear to involve both single and double stranded regions, indicating that a specific higher order mRNA structure is required for binding to Annexin A2. We suggest that this type of interaction is representative for a group of mRNAs translated on cytoskeleton-bound polysomes.