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HuR and mRNA stability

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Brennan, C. M., Steitz*, J. A.·2001·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

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An important mechanism of posttranscriptional gene regulation in mammalian cells is the rapid degradation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) signaled by AU-rich elements (AREs) in their 3' untranslated regions. HuR, a ubiquitously expressed member of the Hu family of RNA-binding proteins related to Drosophila ELAV, selectively binds AREs and stabilizes ARE-containing mRNAs when overexpressed in cultured cells. This review discusses mRNA decay as a general form of gene regulation, decay signaled by AREs, and the role of HuR and its Hu-family relatives in antagonizing this mRNA degradation pathway. The influence of newly identified protein ligands to HuR on HuR function in both normal and stressed cells may explain how ARE-mediated mRNA decay is regulated in response to environmental change.

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  • There are a few known AUBPs that enhance mRNA stability, with Hu proteins being the most notable.

    “Nevertheless, there are a few known AUBPs that enhance mRNA stability, with Hu proteins being the most notable (Brennan and Steitz 2001; Hinman and Lou 2008; Pascale et al. 2008).”
  • The ELAVL family consists of four highly homologous members.

    “The ELAVL (also known as Hu) family of proteins consists of four highly homologous members109–111”

    From The neurogenetics of alternative splicing (2016) · cites this paper as [110]

  • ELAVLs regulate mRNA stability and translation efficiency through binding to 3′ UTRs.

    “The ELAVLs have primarily been studied as regulators of mRNA stability and translation efficiency through their binding to 3′ UTRs110,111,123”

    From The neurogenetics of alternative splicing (2016) · cites this paper as [110]

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Authors
Brennan, C. M., & Steitz*, J. A.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Venue
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Published
2001-02
Volume
58
Issue
2
Pages
266-277
ISSN
1420-682X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2005558505
Cited by
1,095
References
119
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (CA-16038, P01CA016038)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Keywords
HuR, AU-rich elements, mRNA stability, mRNA degradation, post-transcriptional regulation, RNA-binding proteins, 3' untranslated region, ELAV, protein ligands, cellular stress response
MeSH terms
ELAV-Like Protein 1, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Antigens, Surface, Base Sequence, Biological Transport, Active, Carrier Proteins, Cell Differentiation, Cytoplasm, Humans, Models, Biological, Molecular Sequence Data, RNA, Messenger, RNA-Binding Proteins, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, RNA Stability, ELAV Proteins

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