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A Nucleolin-Binding 3' Untranslated Region Element Stabilizes ß-Globin mRNA In Vivo
Yong Jiang,1
Xiang-Sheng Xu,1 and
J. Eric Russell1,2*
Departments of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology),1
Pediatrics (Hematology), University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2
Received 6 July 2005/
Returned for modification 19 August 2005/
Accepted 14 December 2005
The normal expression of human ß globin is critically dependent upon the constitutively high stability of its encoding mRNA. Unlike with
-globin mRNA, the specific cis-acting determinants and trans-acting factors that participate in stabilizing ß-globin mRNA are poorly described. The current work uses a linker-scanning strategy to identify a previously unknown determinant of mRNA stability within the ß-globin 3' untranslated region (3'UTR). The new determinant is positioned on an mRNA half-stem opposite a pyrimidine-rich sequence targeted by
CP/hnRNP-E, a factor that plays a critical role in stabilizing human
-globin mRNA. Mutations within the new determinant destabilize ß-globin mRNA in intact cells while also ablating its 3'UTR-specific interaction with the polyfunctional RNA-binding factor nucleolin. We speculate that 3'UTR-bound nucleolin enhances mRNA stability by optimizing
CP access to its functional binding site. This model is favored by in vitro evidence that
CP binding is enhanced both by cis-acting stem-destabilizing mutations and by the trans-acting effects of supplemental nucleolin. These studies suggest a mechanism for ß-globin mRNA stability that is related to, but distinct from, the mechanism that stabilizes human
-globin mRNA.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Abramson Research Building, Room 316F, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Phone: (215) 590-3880. Fax: (215) 590-4834. E-mail: jeruss{at}mail.med.upenn.edu.
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