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Cis-acting element is necessary and sufficient for translational regulation of human ferritin expression in response to iron

Journal Article · · Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States)
Ferritin plays a key role in determining the intracellular fate of iron and is highly regulated by the iron status of the cell. The authors have identified a cis-acting element in the transcribed but nontranslated 5' leader sequence of human ferritin heavy-chain mRNA. In transiently transfected murine fibroblasts, the presence of a 157-nucleotide region of the 5' leader sequence was found to be necessary for iron-dependent regulation of ferritin biosynthesis. Further, this 5' leader region is sufficient to transfer iron-mediated translational control to the expression of a heterologous gene product, chloramphenicol acetyltransferase.
Research Organization:
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
7000024
Journal Information:
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States) Vol. 84:19; ISSN PNASA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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