ISSN:
1573-5028
Schlagwort(e):
RNA processing
;
mRNA stability
;
translational efficiency
;
structural motifs
;
metastable structures
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Biologie
Notizen:
Abstract RNA secondary and tertiary structure is involved in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression either by exposing specific sequences or throught the formation of specific structural motifs. An overview of RNA secondary and tertiary structures known from biophysical studies is followed by a review of examples of the elements of RNA processing, mRNA stability and translation of the messenger. These structural elements comprise sense-antisense double-stranded RNA, hairpin and stem-loop structures, and more complex structures such as bifurcations, pseudoknots and triple-helical elements. Metastable structures formed during RNA folding pathway are also discussed. The examples presented are mostly chosen from plant systems, plant viruses, and viroids. Examples from bacteria or fungi are discussed only when unique regulatory properties of RNA structures have been elucidated in these systems.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00039379
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