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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology1990

A uridylate tract mediates efficient heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C protein-RNA cross-linking and functionally substitutes for the downstream element of the polyadenylation signal.

J Wilusz, T Shenk

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 1990. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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2 authors.

J WiluszDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103.
T Shenk

Funding

STRUCTURE &FUNCTION OF DNA TUMOR VIRUS GENOMESR37CA038965 · NCI · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI SHENK, THOMAS E · 1987 to 2002
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STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF DNA TUMOR VIRUS GENOMESR01CA038965 · NCI · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI SHENK, THOMAS E · 1985 to 1986
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BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH SUPPORTS07RR005393 · NCRR · UNIV OF MED/DENT OF NJ-NJ MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI WELT, CAROL · 1985 to 1991
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NCI NIH HHS CA-38965NCRR NIH HHS 2 S07 RR05393
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Every RNA added to an in vitro polyadenylation extract became stably associated with both the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) A and C proteins, as assayed by immunoprecipitation analysis using specific monoclonal antibodies. UV-cross-linking analysis, however, which assays the specific spatial relationship of certain amino acids and RNA bases, indicated that the hnRNP C proteins, but not the A proteins, were associated with downstream sequences of the simian virus 40 late polyadenylation signal in a sequence-mediated manner. A tract of five consecutive uridylate residues was required for this interaction. The insertion of a five-base U tract into a pGEM4 polylinker-derived transcript was sufficient to direct sequence-specific cross-linking of the C proteins to RNA. Finally, the five-base uridylate tract restored efficient in vitro processing to several independent poly(A) signals in which it substituted for downstream element sequences. The role of the downstream element in polyadenylation efficiency, therefore, may be mediated by sequence-directed alignment or phasing of an hnRNP complex.

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UracilBase SequenceCell NucleusHeLa CellsHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group CHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsHumansMacromolecular SubstancesMolecular Sequence DataOligonucleotide ProbesPlasmidsPoly AProtein BindingRestriction MappingRibonucleoproteinsRNAHeterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Group CHeterogeneous-Nuclear RibonucleoproteinsMacromolecular SubstancesOligonucleotide ProbesPoly ARibonucleoproteinsRNARNA, Heterogeneous NuclearRNA, MessengerUracilUridine Triphosphate

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PMID1701018
PMCPMC362916

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