The family of iron responsive RNA structures regulated by changes in cellular iron and oxygen

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2945-2955

  Leipuviene, R ^a,b,c   Theil, E C ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Fermentas UAB   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

IRE IRP system; Iron; Iron regulatory protein; Iron responsive element; mRNA regulation; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

IRON; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 1; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 2; OXYGEN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; BIOENERGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; IRON RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; IRON STORAGE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA STABILITY; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION INITIATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; IRON; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 1; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN 2; IRON-REGULATORY PROTEINS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; OXYGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38549133531     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-007-7198-4     Document Type: Review

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