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ReviewNucleic acids research2005

AU-rich elements and associated factors: are there unifying principles?

Carine Barreau, Luc Paillard, H Beverley Osborne

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Review in Nucleic acids research, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 560 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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560citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
21.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

560 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1,040 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carine BarreauUMR 6061 CNRS Génétique et Développement, IFR 140 Génétique Fonctionnelle Agronomie et Santé, Université de Rennes 1, Faculté de Médecine, CS 34317, 35043 Rennes cedex, France.
Luc Paillard
H Beverley Osborne
Institut de génétique et de développement de Rennes · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The control of mRNA stability is an important process that allows cells to not only limit, but also rapidly adjust, the expression of regulatory factors whose over expression may be detrimental to the host organism. Sequence elements rich in A and U nucleotides or AU-rich elements (AREs) have been known for many years to target mRNAs for rapid degradation. In this survey, after briefly summarizing the data on the sequence characteristics of AREs, we present an analysis of the known ARE-binding proteins (ARE-BP) with respect to their mRNA targets and the consequences of their binding to the mRNA. In this analysis, both the changes in mRNA stability and the lesser studied effects on translation are considered. This analysis highlights the multitude of mRNAs bound by one ARE-BP and conversely the large number of ARE-BP that associate with any particular ARE-containing mRNA. This situation is discussed with respect to functional redundancies or antagonisms. The potential relationship between mRNA stability and translation is also discussed. Finally, we present several hypotheses that could unify the published data and suggest avenues for future research.

Indexed as

Protein BiosynthesisRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidRNA Stability3' Untranslated RegionsAdenosineAnimalsHumansModels, GeneticRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerUridine3' Untranslated RegionsAdenosineRegulatory Sequences, Ribonucleic AcidRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerUridine

Identifiers

PMID16391004
PMCPMC1325018
OpenAlexW2102606027

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