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... machinery that does the translating, making it a challenge to determine where to begin, he added. In contrast, strong mRNAs have only short 5' untranslated regions that allow for easier protein formation. The successful translation of weak mRNAs therefore depends more heavily on other protein factors, ...Modification of program enables prediction of gene transcription
... the protein sequences produced by genes and their untranslated regions. Researchers in recent years have grown increasingly enthusiastic about the significance of untranslated regions. By understanding the functions of these ... protein- coding region. Most of this extra-long untranslated region is then discarded by splicing the ...Getting Started with MicroRNA Research
... represses protein translation by binding to sequences in the 3' untranslated region of specific mRNAs. The exact mechanism of translation ... miRNA activity levels. The cloning site in the 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) of the luciferase gene allows ...The GeneZoo or the GeneJungle?
... splice variants, which occur less frequently in the 3 untranslated regions of transcripts (Table 1). Utilizing the 3 sequences as ... cluster sequences from different gene family members, since the untranslated regions tend not to align. In contrast, sequencing artifacts are ...The let-7 microRNA Family Regulates RAS: Implications for Development and Oncogenesis
... identified genes, let-60/RAS stood out because it has eight LCSs and ten nonconforming sites in the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR), as well as three LCSs in the coding sequence. The role of let-60/RAS in C. elegans ...MicroRNA Profiling by Array Analysis Reveals Critical BioMarkers
... least two genes, lin-14 and lin-28 [13]. The activity of lin-4 depends on the partial homology of the miRNA to specific regions of the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of lin-14 and lin-28 mRNAs [5, 14]. Additional miRNAs have been functionally characterized (Figure 2). The range ...miRNA Expression in White Blood Cells
... are endogenous, 21-24 nt RNAs that mediate post-transcriptional gene regulation by pairing with the 3' untranslated region of messenger RNAs and acting as translational repressors. The study of miRNA is an emerging and ...Cancer-Related miRNAs Uncovered by the mirVana miRNA Microarray Platform
... specific miRNAs might be participating in cancer through the mis-regulation of oncogenes, we scanned the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of 150 well-known oncogenes for sequences with significant homology to the miRNAs identified ...Human Universal cDNA Library Array I
... to hybridize to the beginning of the 5 translated region (ATG included) while the other corresponded to the end of the 3 untranslated region ( Figure 5 and Figure 6 ). The percentage of full-length cDNAs was determined by comparing the two results. ...