The optional long 5′-untranslated region of human ACAT1 mRNAs impairs the production of ACAT1 protein by promoting its mRNA decay

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-41

  Zhao, Xiaonan ^a   Chen, Jia ^a   Lei, Lei ^a   Hu, Guangjing ^a   Xiong, Ying ^a   Xu, Jiajia ^a   Li, Qin ^a   Yang, Xinying ^a   Chang, Catherine C Y ^b   Song, Baoliang ^b   Chang, Tayuan ^b   Li, Boliang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACAT1 protein production; Human ACAT1 mRNA; Long 5 UTR; mRNA decay; mRNA stability

Indexed keywords

VIBRIO PHAGE NT-1;

CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; PRIMER DNA; STEROL O ACYLTRANSFERASE 1; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE 1;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHO CELL; CODON; CONFORMATION; CRICETULUS; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHO CELLS; CODON; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROL O-ACYLTRANSFERASE;

EID: 64049106758     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmn004     Document Type: Article

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