Ma W J, Chung S, Furneaux H
Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021 USA.
Nucleic Acids Res. 1997 Sep 15;25(18):3564-9. doi: 10.1093/nar/25.18.3564.
The Elav-like proteins are specific mRNA binding proteins which are required for cellular differentiation. They contain three characteristic RNP2/RNP1-type RNA binding motifs. Previously we have shown that the first and second RNA binding domains bind to AU-rich elements in the 3'-UTR of mRNA. In this paper we show that the Elav-like proteins exhibit poly(A) binding activity. This activity is distinct from poly(A) binding activities that have been previously described. The Elav-like proteins specifically bind to long chain poly(A) tails. We have shown that the third RNA binding domain encompasses this poly(A) binding activity. Using poly(A)-Sepharose beads in a 'sandwich' assay we have shown that the Elav-like proteins can bind simultaneously to the AU-rich element and to the poly(A) tail.
类Elav蛋白是细胞分化所必需的特异性mRNA结合蛋白。它们包含三个特征性的RNP2/RNP1型RNA结合基序。此前我们已表明,第一个和第二个RNA结合结构域与mRNA 3'-UTR中的富含AU元件结合。在本文中,我们表明类Elav蛋白具有聚腺苷酸(poly(A))结合活性。这种活性不同于先前描述的聚腺苷酸结合活性。类Elav蛋白特异性结合长链聚腺苷酸尾巴。我们已表明,第三个RNA结合结构域包含这种聚腺苷酸结合活性。在“三明治”试验中使用聚腺苷酸琼脂糖珠,我们已表明类Elav蛋白可同时结合富含AU元件和聚腺苷酸尾巴。