| Insulin-like growth factor II IRES | |
|---|---|
) Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of IRES_IGF2 | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | IRES_IGF2 |
| Rfam | RF00483 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Cis-reg; IRES |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota |
| GO | GO:0043022 |
| SO | SO:0000243 |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
The insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) internal ribosome entry site IRES is found in the 5' UTR of IGF-II leader 2 mRNA. This RNA element allows cap-independent translation of the mRNA and it is thought that this family may facilitate a continuous IGF-II production in rapidly dividing cells during development.[1] Ribosomal scanning on human insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) is hard to comprehend due to one open reading frame and the ability for the hormone to fold into a stable structure.[2]
References
- ^ Pedersen SK, Christiansen J, Hansen T, Larsen MR, Nielsen FC (April 2002). "Human insulin-like growth factor II leader 2 mediates internal initiation of translation". The Biochemical Journal. 363 (Pt 1): 37–44. doi:10.1042/0264-6021:3630037. PMC 1222448. PMID 11903044.
- ^ van der Velden AW, van Nierop K, Voorma HO, Thomas AA (March 2002). "Ribosomal scanning on the highly structured insulin-like growth factor II-leader 1". The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 34 (3): 286–297. doi:10.1016/S1357-2725(01)00116-9. PMID 11849996.