Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2052500 FEBS Letters 2006 6 Pages PDF
Abstract

We have shown that ElrA and ElrB, Xenopus ELAV homologues, bind the Vg1 mRNA 3′UTR translation element in Xenopus oocytes and implicated ElrB in mediating translational repression during oogenesis. Here we report that, while ElrA and ElrB are 69% identical and both exhibit RNA binding in the nM range, recombinant ElrB, but not ElrA, is able to oligomerise. This oligomerisation is also seen with the endogenous protein. Both RNA binding and oligomerisation require the linker region flanked with two RNA recognition motifs. Our data demonstrate a novel and unique property of ElrB which may be important for its function as a translational regulator.

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