Interior Cell Design: VICKZ Proteins Mediate RNA Localization and Cell Function

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Abstract

Cell function depends on the proper internal organization and regulation of molecules. This chapter will discuss how the family of VICKZ RNA binding proteins are involved in regulating localization, stability, and translation of a set of mRNAs, and, as a result, help control certain cellular functions. The VICKZ proteins represent a paradigm for understanding how the internal design of a cell is intimately related to its physiology. Studying how these proteins function should provide important insights into what happens in cancer and other diseases in which they are aberrantly expressed.
Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationOrigin(s) of Design in Nature
Subtitle of host publication A Fresh, Interdisciplinary Look at How Design Emerges in Complex Systems, Especially Life
EditorsLiz Swan, Richard Gordon, Joseph Seckbach
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages429-443
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)978-94-007-4156-0
ISBN (Print)978-94-007-4155-3, 978-94-017-7963-0
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Publication series

NameCellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology
PublisherSpringer
Volume23
ISSN (Print)1566-0400
ISSN (Electronic)2215-0048

Keywords

  • Neural crest cells
  • CD44 mRNA
  • Nascent Transcript
  • Igf2 mRNA
  • Antisense Morpholino Oligonucleotide

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