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AU-rich elements target small nuclear RNAs as well as mRNAs for rapid degradation.
Genes & development - 1 Oct 1997
Fan X C, Myer V E, Steitz J A
Abstract excerpt
AU-rich elements (AREs, usually containing repeated copies of AUUUA), when present in the 3'-untranslated regions (UTRs) of many mammalian mRNAs, confer instability on their host RNA molecules. The viral small nuclear RNA (snRNA) Herpesvirus saimiri U RNA 1 (HSUR 1) also contains an AUUUA-rich sequence. Here, we report that this ARE induces rapid degradation of HSUR 1 itself and of other snRNAs including HSUR 2...
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