title: Complete nucleotide sequence of the 5' noncoding region of rabbit beta-globin mRNA.
abstract: The 5' noncoding region sequence of rabbit beta-globin mRNA has been determined. This region is 53 nucleotides long, not including the A-U-G initiator sequence or m7Gppp "cap" structure. 32P-labeled DNA complementary to the 5' noncoding region was synthesized using reverse transcriptase with the synthetic deoxyoctanucleotide d(G-C-A-C-C-A-T-T) as a "primer". The cDNA produced was then sequenced using a modification of the gel-sequencing technique previously developed for DNA sequencing (G.G. Brownlee and E.M. Cartwright, manuscript in preparation). The sequence obtained was checked by depurination and nearest-neighbor analysis. The known sequence at the 3' end of rabbit 18S ribosomal RNA cannot base-pair extensively with the 5' noncoding region of beta-globin mRNA; however, it does form 6 base pairs around the initiation codon.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003854:Deoxyribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D005815:Genetic Code; D005914:Globins; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000032:analysis*; D010442:Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D003854:Deoxyribonucleotides; D009711:Nucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D005914:Globins; D004247:DNA; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase