title: Sequence and translation initiation properties of the xenopus TGFbeta5, PDGF-A, and PDGF-alpha receptor 5' untranslated regions.
abstract: The properties of the architecturally complex Xenopus laevis TGFbeta5, PDGF-A and PDGF-alpha receptor 5'UTRs were investigated. 5' extended cDNAs were obtained by 5'RACE, resulting in long 5'UTRs (478-710 nt) with multiple upstream AUGs (3-13), andthe potential to fold into stable structures. Injection studies suggested that the cloned PDGF-alphaR 5'UTR contains an intron. Splicing at potential 5' and 3' splice sites would result in a non-complex 5'UTR of 142 nt. The above mentioned 5'UTR characteristics are inhibitory for ribosomal scanning. Indeed, relative to the beta-globin 5'UTR, the complex 5'UTRs strongly repressed initiation of protein synthesis in pre-MBT Xenopus embryos. However, later in embryogenesis, the inhibition was partly relieved. The results show temporal translational control by these 5'UTRs. Transgenic embryos showed that the 5'UTRs allowed translation throughout the embryo; spatial control could not be observed. Interestingly, a fragment in the PDGF-A 5'UTR highly similar to an element in the human PDGF-A 5'UTR is complementary to Xenopus 18S ribosomal RNA. None of these Xenopus 5'UTRs contains an IRES, as determined by injecting bicistronic constructs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Biology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: van der Velden
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Los
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Voorma
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D007438:Introns; D008957:Models, Genetic; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D020796:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha / Q000235:genetics*; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics*; D014981:Xenopus / Q000235:genetics*; D029867:Xenopus Proteins
chemical_list: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; C404602:TGF-beta5 protein, Xenopus laevis; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; C075278:platelet-derived growth factor A; D015500:Chloramphenicol O-Acetyltransferase; D020796:Receptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha