title: Regulation of local mRNA translation.
abstract: Regulated local mRNA translation is one mechanism cells employ to concentrate proteins in particular locations. However, cells use many different strategies to accomplish this task; for example, some mRNAs are destroyed in regions where they are not wanted, other mRNAs are repressed in areas where their translation would be deleterious, and yet other mRNAs are transported, in a quiescent state, to the sites where their translation is activated. The importance of local translation cannot be overstated, for, depending on the species or cell type, it is required for cell division, establishment of mating type, development and memory formation.
authors.affiliation: Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Suite 204, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
authors.forename: Yi-Shuian
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D051860:Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D034443:RNA Transport; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D029867:Xenopus Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D039221:mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors
chemical_list: D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D051860:Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein 1; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D029867:Xenopus Proteins; D039221:mRNA Cleavage and Polyadenylation Factors; C098733:ASH1 protein, S cerevisiae; C490388:Cpeb1 protein, Xenopus; C497683:FMR1 protein, human; C070574:nos protein, Drosophila