Assessing IRES activity in the HIF-1α and other cellular 5′ UTRs

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dc.contributor.authorBert, A.
dc.contributor.authorGrepin, R.
dc.contributor.authorVadas, M.
dc.contributor.authorGoodall, G.
dc.date.issued2006
dc.descriptionCopyright © 2006 RNA Society
dc.description.abstractDicistronic reporter plasmids, such as the dual luciferase-containing pR-F plasmid, have been widely used to assay cellular and viral 5′ untranslated regions (UTRs) for IRES activity. We found that the pR-F dicistronic reporter containing the 5′ UTRs from HIF-1α, VEGF, c-myc, XIAP, VEGFR-1, or Egr-1 UTRs all produce the downstream luciferase predominantly as a result of cryptic promoter activity that is activated by the SV40 enhancer elements in the plasmid. RNA transfection experiments using dicistronic or uncapped RNAs, which avoid the complication of cryptic promoter activity, indicate that the HIF-1α, VEGF, c-myc, and XIAP UTRs do have some IRES activity, although the activity was much less than that of the viral EMCV IRES. The translation of transfected monocistronic RNAs containing these cellular UTRs was greatly enhanced by the presence of a 5′ cap, raising questions as to the strength or mechanism of IRES-mediated translation in these assays.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAndrew G. Bert, Renaud Grépin, Mathew A. Vadas, and Gregory J. Goodall
dc.identifier.citationRNA, 2006; 12(6):1074-1083
dc.identifier.doi10.1261/rna.2320506
dc.identifier.issn1355-8382
dc.identifier.issn1469-9001
dc.identifier.orcidGoodall, G. [0000-0003-1294-0692]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/23393
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Press
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1261/rna.2320506
dc.subjectIRES
dc.subjecttranslation initiation
dc.subjectdicistronic reporter
dc.subjectHIF-1 alpha
dc.subjectVEGF
dc.subjectc-myc
dc.titleAssessing IRES activity in the HIF-1α and other cellular 5′ UTRs
dc.title.alternativeAssessing IRES activity in the HIF-1alpha and other cellular 5' UTRs
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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