The world's first wiki where authorship really matters (Nature Genetics, 2008). Due credit and reputation for authors. Imagine a global collaborative knowledge base for original thoughts. Search thousands of articles and collaborate with scientists around the globe.

wikigene or wiki gene protein drug chemical gene disease author authorship tracking collaborative publishing evolutionary knowledge reputation system wiki2.0 global collaboration genes proteins drugs chemicals diseases compound
Hoffmann, R. A wiki for the life sciences where authorship matters. Nature Genetics (2008)
 
 
 

Dicer and positive charge of proteins decrease the stability of RNA containing the AU-rich element of GM-CSF.

AU-rich elements (AREs) in the 3'-untranslated region of mRNAs promote rapid decay of the mRNAs for certain cytokines, including that encoding granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). We show that an RNA molecule based on the ARE of GM-CSF mRNA is cleaved between U and A residues in the presence of bovine serum albumin of which cleavage effect is attenuated by acetylation. Furthermore, the expression of RNA molecule containing the ARE of GM-CSF mRNA in human cell lines was increased by inhibition of histone deacetylase activity and attenuation of Dicer expression. These findings suggest that degradation of mRNAs containing an ARE might be regulated by positive charge of polypeptides and Dicer.[1]

References

  1. Dicer and positive charge of proteins decrease the stability of RNA containing the AU-rich element of GM-CSF. Takahashi, H., Maeda, M., Sawa, H., Hasegawa, H., Moriyama, M., Sata, T., Hall, W.W., Kurata, T. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (2006) [Pubmed]
 
WikiGenes - Universities