Identification of HuR as a protein implicated in AUUUA‐mediated mRNA decay
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Expression of many proto-oncogenes, cytokines and lymphokines is regulated by targeting their messenger RNAs for rapid degradation. Essential signals for this control are AU-rich elements (AREs) in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of these messages. The ARE is loosely defined as the five-nucleotide sequence AUUUA embedded in a uracil-rich region. A transacting factor, presumably a protein, binds the ARE and initiates recognition by the destabilization machinery. Numerous candidate ARE-binding proteins have been proposed. We show that a 32 kDa protein in HeLa nuclear extracts characterized previously has RNA-binding specificity that correlates with the activity of an ARE in directing mRNA decay. Purification and subsequent analyses demonstrate that this 32 kDa protein is identical to a recently identified member of the Elav-like gene family (ELG) called HuR. The in vitro binding selectivity of HuR is indicative of an ARE sequence's ability to destabilize a mRNA in vivo, suggesting a critical role for HuR in the regulation of mRNA degradation.
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The analysis identified known regulators of mRNA stability, including RBM4 and ELAVL1, and correctly predicted the direction of their effect (destabilizing for RBM4 and stabilizing for ELAVL1).
“This analysis identified several known regulators of mRNA stability, including RBM4 and ELAVL1 (refs 31, 32), and correctly predicted the direction of their effect (destabilizing for RBM4 and stabilizing for ELAVL1”
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ELAVL proteins recognize U- and AU-rich elements.
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- Authors
- Myer, V. E., Fan, X. C., & Steitz, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Steitz, Joan A.
- Venue
- The EMBO Journal
- Published
- 1997-04-15
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 2130-2139
- ISSN
- 0261-4189 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2075
- PMC
- PMC1169815
- OpenAlex
- W2090009109
- Cited by
- 302
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- FWCI
- 8.19
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The EMBO Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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 degradation, AU-rich element-binding proteins, ELAV-like proteins, 3' untranslated region, RNA-binding proteins, mRNA destabilization, HeLa cell nuclear extracts
- MeSH terms
- ELAV-Like Protein 1, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, Antigens, Surface, Base Composition, Cell Extracts, Cross-Linking Reagents, Gene Expression Regulation, HeLa Cells, Humans, Molecular Sequence Data, Molecular Weight, Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, RNA, Messenger, Ultraviolet Rays, 3T3 Cells, RNA-Binding Proteins, Mice, ELAV Proteins
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