کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5513395 | 1541202 | 2017 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- An in vitro assay for multi-subunit deadenylation enzymes is described.
- Quantitation allows determination of deadenylation rate.
- The effects of accessory proteins on rate and processivity can be measured.
Poly(A) tails are found at the 3â² end of almost every eukaryotic mRNA and are important for the stability of mRNAs and their translation into proteins. Thus, removal of the poly(A) tail, a process called deadenylation, is critical for regulation of gene expression. Most deadenylation enzymes are components of large multi-protein complexes. Here, we describe an in vitro deadenylation assay developed to study the exonucleolytic activities of the multi-protein Ccr4-Not and Pan2-Pan3 complexes. We discuss how this assay can be used with short synthetic RNAs, as well as longer RNA substrates generated using in vitro transcription. Importantly, quantitation of the reactions allows detailed analyses of deadenylation in the presence and absence of accessory factors, leading to new insights into targeted mRNA decay.
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Journal: Methods - Volume 126, 15 August 2017, Pages 95-104