Apolipoprotein B (apoB) 5′ UTR cis-regulatory element explained

Apolipoprotein B (apoB) 5′ UTR cis-regulatory element
Symbol:	ApoB_5_CRE
Rfam:	RF00463
Tax Domain:	Eukaryota

The apolipoprotein B (apoB) 5′ UTR cis regulatory element is an RNA element located in the 5′ UTR of the human apoB mRNA. This structured element increases translation of the apoB protein or a reporter gene.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Pontrelli L, Sidiropoulos KG, Adeli K . Translational control of apolipoprotein B mRNA: regulation via cis elements in the 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions . Biochemistry . 43 . 21 . 6734–6744 . June 2004 . 15157107 . 10.1021/bi049887s .