title: Characterization of multiple mRNAs that encode mammalian translation initiation factor 5 (eIF-5).
abstract: Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 (eIF-5) interacts with the 40 S initiation complex (40S.mRNA.MettRNAf.eIF-2.GTP) to promote the hydrolysis of bound GTP with the concomitant joining of the 60 S ribosomal subunit to the 40 S initiation complex to form a functional 80 S initiation complex. In this paper, the multiple mRNAs that encode mammalian eIF-5 have been characterized. In rat tissues, three major eIF-5 mRNAs of 3.5, 2.8, and 2.2 kilobases in length are detected. All major eIF-5 mRNAs are initiated from a single transcription initiation site, contain identical 5'-untranslated and coding regions, but differ from one another only in the length of their 3'-untranslated regions. The different lengths of the 3'-untranslated region of eIF-5 mRNAs are generated by the use of alternative polyadenylation signals. Additionally, we demonstrate tissue-specific variations in eIF-5 mRNA expression as well as preference for polyadenylation sites. These results should lead to increased understanding of the regulation of eIF-5 gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus, Bronx, New York 10461, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Si
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Maitra
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D040061:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-5; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D011061:Poly A / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D051381:Rats; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D040061:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-5; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011061:Poly A