title: Cloning and characterization of HuR, a ubiquitously expressed Elav-like protein.
abstract: The neuronal-specific Elav-like proteins (HuD, Hel-N, and HuC) contain three RNP-type concensus motifs and bind to AU-rich elements. We have identified and cloned a fourth member of this family (HuR) that is expressed in a wide variety of cell types. The purified recombinant protein binds avidly to the AU-rich element in c-fos and interleukin-3 mRNAs. In the case of the c-fos AU-rich element, HuR binds to a core element of 27 nucleotides that contain AUUUA, AUUUUA, and AUUUUUA motifs. Mutational analysis has shown that all three AU motifs are required for maximal binding.
authors.affiliation: Program in Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furneaux
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D051959:ELAV Proteins; D000067780:ELAV-Like Protein 1; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D016762:Genes, fos; D016259:Genes, myc; D006801:Humans; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D017931:DNA Primers; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D051959:ELAV Proteins; D000067780:ELAV-Like Protein 1; C098770:ELAVL1 protein, human; D007377:Interleukin-3; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins