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- Title
Translation control of UCP2 synthesis by the upstream open reading frame.
- Authors
Hurtaud, C; Gelly, C; Bouillaud, F; Lévi-Meyrueis, C
- Abstract
Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) belongs to a family of transporters of the mitochondrial inner membrane. In vivo low expression of UCP2 contrasts with a high UCP2 mRNA level, and induction of UCP2 expression occurs without change in mRNA level, demonstrating a translational control. The UCP2 mRNA is characterized by a long 5' untranslated region (5'UTR), in which an upstream open reading frame (uORF) codes for a 36-amino-acid sequence. The 5'UTR and uORF have an inhibitory role in the translation of UCP2. The present study demonstrates that the 3' region of the uORF is a major determinant for this inhibitory role. In this 3' region, a single-base substitution that kept the codon sense unchanged significantly modified UCP2 translation, whereas some important amino acid changes had no effect. We discuss our results within the framework of the existing models explaining initiation of translation downstream of a uORF.
- Publication
Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2006, Vol 63, Issue 15, p1780
- ISSN
1420-682X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00018-006-6129-0