In:
Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Canadian Science Publishing, Vol. 73, No. 11-12 ( 1995-12-01), p. 1123-1129
Kurzfassung:
Recent progress in elucidation of 5′ stimulatory elements for translational recoding is reviewed. A 5′ Shine–Dalgarno sequence increases both +1 and −1 frameshift efficiency in several genes; examples cited include the E. coli prfB gene encoding release factor 2 and the dnaX gene encoding the γ and τ subunits of DNA polymerase III holoenzyme. The spacing between the Shine–Dalgarno sequence and the shift site is critical in both the +1 and −1 frameshift cassettes; however, the optimal spacing is quite different in the two cases. A frameshift in a mammalian chromosomal gene, ornithine decarboxylase antizyme, has recently been reported; 5′ sequences have been shown to be vital for this frameshift event. Escherichia coli bacteriophage T4 gene 60 encodes a subunit of its type II DNA topoisomerase. The mature gene 60 mRNA contains an internal 50 nucleotide region that appears to be bypassed during translation. A 16 amino acid domain of the nascent peptide is necessary for this bypass to occur.Key words: recoding, frameshifting, peptide factor, stimulatory elements.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0829-8211
,
1208-6002
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Canadian Science Publishing
Publikationsdatum:
1995
SSG:
12