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Identification of RNA-binding surfaces in iron regulatory protein-1.
The EMBO journal - 1 Nov 1999
Kaldy P, Menotti E, Moret R, Kühn L C
Abstract excerpt
Post-transcriptional regulation of mRNA translation and stability in iron metabolism involves the interaction between the trans-acting cytoplasmic iron regulatory proteins (IRP-1 and IRP-2) and cis-acting iron-responsive elements (IREs) in mRNA 5'- or 3'-untranslated regions. IRP-1 can adopt two conformations: one with a [4Fe-4S]-cluster, unable to bind IREs, which functions as a cytoplasmic aconitase; one...
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