Olsthoorn R C L, Laurs M, Sohet F, Hilbers C W, Heus H A, Pleij C W A
Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Section Genexpress, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, P.O. Box 9502, 2300RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
RNA. 2004 Nov;10(11):1702-3. doi: 10.1261/rna.7139704.
Small RNAs play an important role in regulation of gene expression in eukaryotic and eubacterial cells by modulating gene expression both at the level of transcription and translation. Here, we show that short complementary RNAs can also affect gene expression by stimulating ribosomal frameshifting in vitro. This finding has important implications for understanding the process of ribosomal frameshifting and for the potential application of small RNAs in the treatment of diseases that are due to frameshift mutations.
小RNA通过在转录和翻译水平上调节基因表达,在真核细胞和原核细胞的基因表达调控中发挥重要作用。在此,我们表明短互补RNA也可通过在体外刺激核糖体移码来影响基因表达。这一发现对于理解核糖体移码过程以及小RNA在治疗由移码突变引起的疾病中的潜在应用具有重要意义。