A short RNA stem-loop is necessary and sufficient for repression of gene expression during early logarithmic phase in trypanosomes.
Nucleic Acids Res
; 42(11): 7201-9, 2014 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
We have compared the transcriptomes of cultured procyclic Trypanosoma brucei cells in early and late logarithmic phases and found that â¼200 mRNAs were differentially regulated. In late log phase cells, the most upregulated mRNA encoded the nucleobase transporter NT8. The 3' untranslated region (UTR) of NT8 contains a short stem-loop cis-element that is necessary for the regulation of NT8 expression in response to external purine levels. When placed in the 3'-UTR of an unregulated transcript, the cis-element is sufficient to confer regulation in response to purines. To our knowledge, this is the first example of a discrete RNA element that can autonomously regulate gene expression in trypanosomes in response to an external factor and reveals an unprecedented purine-dependent signaling pathway that controls gene expression in eukaryotes.
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Trypanosoma brucei brucei
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Proteínas Protozoarias
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Regiones no Traducidas 3'
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Proteínas de Transporte de Nucleobases
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Secuencias Reguladoras de Ácido Ribonucleico
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Nucleic Acids Res
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2014
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España