Structure and genomic organization of the human AUF1 gene: alternative pre-mRNA splicing generates four protein isoforms. 1998

B J Wagner, and C T DeMaria, and Y Sun, and G M Wilson, and G Brewer
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA.

The steady-state levels of many mRNAs are determined in part by their turnover rates. Turnover rates, in turn, are usually controlled by proteins that bind cis-acting sequence elements in mRNAs. One class of cis-acting instability determinants is composed of A + U-rich elements present in the 3'-UTRs of many labile mRNAs. Many A + U-rich elements are bound by the AUF1 family of RNA-binding proteins, which may target these mRNAs for rapid decay. cDNA cloning and immunoblot analyses suggest that the AUF1 family consists of at least four isoforms. Previous genomic cloning combined with FISH and Southern analyses of a panel of monochromosomal mouse/human or hamster/human somatic cell hybrids localized two AUF1 loci to human 4q21.1-q21.2 and Xq12 (B. Wagner et al., 1996, Genomics 34: 219-222). In the present study AUF1 gene organization was examined. The results suggest that the four known AUF1 isoforms are generated by alternative pre-mRNA splicing of a transcript encoded by the chromosome 4 locus. Functionally, this creates isoforms with different RNA-binding affinities and specificities. Thus, alternative pre-mRNA splicing may serve to create functional versatility within the AUF1 family of proteins.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007536 Isomerism The phenomenon whereby certain chemical compounds have structures that are different although the compounds possess the same elemental composition. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Isomerisms
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D002894 Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4 A specific pair of GROUP B CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification. Chromosome 4
D003001 Cloning, Molecular The insertion of recombinant DNA molecules from prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic sources into a replicating vehicle, such as a plasmid or virus vector, and the introduction of the resultant hybrid molecules into recipient cells without altering the viability of those cells. Molecular Cloning
D005091 Exons The parts of a transcript of a split GENE remaining after the INTRONS are removed. They are spliced together to become a MESSENGER RNA or other functional RNA. Mini-Exon,Exon,Mini Exon,Mini-Exons
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000081035 Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein D0 Member of a subfamily of ubiquitously expressed heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D0 (hnRNP D0) specifically binds RNA molecules that contain AU RICH ELEMENTS found within the 3'-UTR of many PROTO-ONCOGENES and CYTOKINES mRNAs. It functions as a transcription factor, binds to double- and single-stranded DNA sequences in a specific manner. AU-rich Element RNA-binding Protein 1, 37 kDa,AUF1 Protein,AUF1A Protein,P37 AUF1 Protein,hnRNP D0,AU rich Element RNA binding Protein 1, 37 kDa,AUF1 Protein, P37
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D012322 RNA Precursors RNA transcripts of the DNA that are in some unfinished stage of post-transcriptional processing (RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL) required for function. RNA precursors may undergo several steps of RNA SPLICING during which the phosphodiester bonds at exon-intron boundaries are cleaved and the introns are excised. Consequently a new bond is formed between the ends of the exons. Resulting mature RNAs can then be used; for example, mature mRNA (RNA, MESSENGER) is used as a template for protein production. Precursor RNA,Primary RNA Transcript,RNA, Messenger, Precursors,RNA, Ribosomal, Precursors,RNA, Small Nuclear, Precursors,RNA, Transfer, Precursors,Pre-mRNA,Pre-rRNA,Pre-snRNA,Pre-tRNA,Primary Transcript, RNA,RNA Precursor,mRNA Precursor,rRNA Precursor,snRNA Precursor,tRNA Precursor,Pre mRNA,Pre rRNA,Pre snRNA,Pre tRNA,Precursor, RNA,Precursor, mRNA,Precursor, rRNA,Precursor, snRNA,Precursor, tRNA,Precursors, RNA,RNA Primary Transcript,RNA Transcript, Primary,RNA, Precursor,Transcript, Primary RNA,Transcript, RNA Primary

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