Overexpression of HuR, a nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling protein, increases the in vivo stability of ARE-containing mRNAs

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3448-3460

  Fan, Xinhao Cynthia ^a   Steitz, Joan A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ARE; Elav proteins; HuR; mRNA decay; Nuclear cytoplasmic shuttling protein

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; LYMPHOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN L 929; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTO ONCOGENE; REPORTER GENE; RNA SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOPLASM; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032526427     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.12.3448     Document Type: Article

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