title: The 3' untranslated region of messages in the rumen protozoan Entodinium caudatum.
abstract: The 3' untranslated regions of a number of cDNAs from the rumen protozoal species Entodinium caudatum were studied with a view to characterising their preference for stop codons, general length, nucleotide composition and polyadenylation signals. Unlike a number of ciliates, Entodinium caudatum uses UAA as a stop codon, rather than as a codon for glutamine. In addition, the 3' untranslated region of the message is generally less than 100 nucleotides in length, extremely A+T rich, and does not appear to utilise any of the conventional polyadenylation signals described in other organisms.
authors.affiliation: Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, Scotland. n.mcewan@rri.sari.ac.uk
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: McEwan
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Eschenlauer
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Calza
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Newbold
mesh_terms: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000235:genetics*; D016770:Ciliophora Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011061:Poly A; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012417:Rumen / Q000469:parasitology; D012756:Sheep / Q000469:parasitology*; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D020413:3' Untranslated Regions; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D011061:Poly A