Regulation and dysregulation of 3′UTR-mediated translational control
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Translational control provides numerous advantages in regulation of gene expression including rapid responsiveness, intracellular localization, nondestruction of template mRNA, and coordinated regulation of transcript ensembles. Transcript-selective, translational control is driven by the specific interaction of factor(s) with the 5' or 3' untranslated region (UTR), thereby influencing initiation, elongation, or termination of mRNA translation. The mean length of human 3'UTRs is greater than that of 5'UTR, indicating the expanded potential for motifs, structural elements, and binding sites for trans-acting factors that exert transcript-selective translation control. New and unexpected mechanisms of 3'UTR-mediated translational control and their contributions to disease have received increasing attention during the last decade. Here, we briefly review a few recent and representative discoveries of 3'UTR-mediated translational control, emphasizing the novel aspects of these regulatory mechanisms and their potential pathophysiological significance.
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Untranslated regions harbor regulatory elements that influence translational efficiency and mRNA stability within cells.
“The untranslated regions harbor regulatory elements that influence translational efficiency and mRNA stability within cells [10,11].”
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- Authors
- Jia, J., Yao, P., Arif, A., & Fox, P. L.
- Affiliations
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fox, Paul L
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Genetics & Development
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-02
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 29-34
- ISSN
- 0959-437X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3644486
- OpenAlex
- W2062021343
- Cited by
- 92
- References
- 3
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- FWCI
- 1.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Genetics & Development (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- NIH (P01 HL029582, P01 HL076491, R01 GM086430)
- American Heart Association (10SDG3930003)
- American Heart Association, Great Rivers Affiliate
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Research and Splicing
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
- Keywords
- 3' untranslated region, translational regulation, mRNA translation, trans-acting factors, post-transcriptional regulation, 5' untranslated region, disease pathophysiology
- MeSH terms
- Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, RNA, Messenger, Protein Biosynthesis, Trans-Activators, 5' Untranslated Regions, 3' Untranslated Regions, MicroRNAs
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