A Stable upstream stem-loop structure enhances selection of the first 5′-ORF-AUG as a main start codon for translation initiation of human ACAT1 mRNA

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 259-268

  Yang, Li ^a   Chen, Jiang ^a   Chang, Catherine C Y ^b   Yang, Xin Ying ^a   Wang, Zhen Zhen ^a   Chang, Ta Yuan ^b   Li, Bo Liang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACAT1; Kozak sequence; Start codon; Stem loop structure

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOTIDE; NUCLEOTIDE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PREDICTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; START CODON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4243134913     PISSN: 05829879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/36.4.259     Document Type: Article

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