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Initiation of protein synthesis in bacteria at a translational start codon of mamalian cDNA: effects of the preceding nucleotide sequence.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6154933     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Plasmids containing a mouse cDNA sequence encoding the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR; tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase; 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate:NADP+ oxidoreductase, EC 1.5.1.3) have been used to study the efficiency of initiation of protein synthesis at an ATG (AUG) translational start codon indigenous to the eukaryotic CDNA. differences in DHFR production assayed phenotypically, enzymatically, and immunologically were correlated with the primary structure of the DNA segment that precedes the translational start codon. Our results indicate that initiation of a structurally discrete and biologically functional eukaryotic protein can occur in bacteria on a fused mRNA molecule, and that the efficiency of expression is strongly affected by: (i) the extent of homology of the translational control region with the 3'-OH end of 16S ribosomal RNA, and (ii) the distance between the protein start codon and the ribosome-binding sequence on the mRNA.
Authors:
A C Chang; H A Erlich; R P Gunsalus; J H Nunberg; R J Kaufman; R T Schimke; S N Cohen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  77     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1980 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-07-22     Completed Date:  1980-07-22     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1442-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Base Sequence
Codon
DNA, Recombinant*
Epitopes
Escherichia coli / genetics*
Genes*
Mice
Operon
Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational*
RNA, Messenger / genetics
Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase / genetics*,  immunology
beta-Lactamases / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Codon; 0/DNA, Recombinant; 0/Epitopes; 0/RNA, Messenger; EC 1.5.1.3/Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase; EC 3.5.2.6/beta-Lactamases
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