The role of the 5' untranslated region of an mRNA in translation regulation during development

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 87-106

  Van Der Velden, Alike W ^a   Thomas, Adri A M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5'UTR; Differentiation; Embryonic development; Growth factors; Translation

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; INITIATION FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RNA; SOMATOMEDIN B; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH; ONCOGENE C MYC; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTO ONCOGENE; REVIEW; STRESS; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; ANTENNAPEDIA HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-4E; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, MOS; GENES, MYC; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOKINES; MALE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEPTIDE INITIATION FACTORS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033005239     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00134-4     Document Type: Review

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