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Opposite responses of rabbit and human globin mRNAs to translational inhibition by cap analogues

Journal Article · · Biochemistry; (United States)
OSTI ID:5515531
The translational efficiency of an mRNA may be determined at the step of translational initiation by the efficiency of its interaction with the cap binding protein complex. To further investigate the role of these interactions in translational control, the authors compare in vitro the relative sensitivities of rabbit and human ..cap alpha..- and ..beta..-globin mRNAs to translational inhibition by cap analogues. They find that rabbit ..beta..-globin mRNA is more resistant to translational inhibition by cap analogues than rabbit ..cap alpha..-globin mRNA, while in contrast, human ..beta..-globin mRNA is more sensitive to cap analogue inhibition than human ..cap alpha..- and ..beta..-globin mRNAs is unexpected as direct in vivo and in vitro comparisons of polysome profiles reveal parallel translational handling of the ..cap alpha..- and ..beta..-globin mRNAs from these two species. This discordance between the relative translational sensitivities of these mRNAs to cap analogues and their relative ribosome loading activities suggests that cap-dependent events may not be rate limiting in steady-state globin translation.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
OSTI ID:
5515531
Journal Information:
Biochemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Biochemistry; (United States) Vol. 26:22; ISSN BICHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English