›› 2016, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (11): 2907-2913.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2016.11.015

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Role of 3' Untranslated Region(3'UTR)in the Regulation of Gene Expression

YU Shi-gang, WANG Gang   

  1. Engineering Research Center of Sichuan Province Higher School of Local Chicken Breeds Industrialization in Southern Sichuan, Leshan Normal University, Leshan 614000, China
  • Received:2016-05-16 Online:2016-11-20 Published:2016-11-18

Abstract:

In eukaryotes,the regulation of gene expression plays an important role in the growth and development of organisms which is a multistep process that involves the transcription,translation and turnover of messenger RNAs(mRNA)and proteins.Researches have showed that the 3'untranslated region(3'UTR)of mRNA is emerging as critically important in regulating gene expression at post transcriptional levels.mRNA stability,localization and translation are largely determined by sequences in the 3'UTR.The aberrant regulation of 3'UTR will result in aberrant levels of expressed protein, enhancing metabolic changes and leading to disease.The researches of 3'UTR in the regulation of gene expression,human diseases and animal production were summarized and discussed in this paper to provide the reference for applications of 3'UTR in human disease diagnosis and treatment and animal performance.

Key words: 3'UTR; mRNA; gene expression regulation

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