Poly(A) shortening and degradation of the 3' A+U-rich sequences of human c-myc mRNA in a cell-free system.
AUTOR(ES)
Brewer, G
RESUMO
The early steps in the degradation of human c-myc mRNA were investigated, using a previously described cell-free mRNA decay system. The first detectable step was poly(A) shortening, which generated a pool of oligoadenylated mRNA molecules. In contrast, the poly(A) of a stable mRNA, gamma globin, was not excised, even after prolonged incubation. The second step, degradation of oligoadenylated c-myc mRNA, generated decay products whose 3' termini were located within the A+U-rich portion of the 3' untranslated region. These products disappeared soon after they were formed, consistent with rapid degradation of the 3' region. In contrast, the 5' region, corresponding approximately to c-myc exon 1, was stable in vitro. The data indicate a sequential degradation pathway in which 3' region cleavages occur only after most or all of the poly(A) is removed. To account for rapid deadenylation, we suggest that the c-myc poly(A)-poly(A)-binding protein complex is readily dissociated, generating a protein-depleted poly(A) tract that is no longer resistant to nucleases.
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