Journal
RNA
Volume 18, Issue 12, Pages 2299-2305Publisher
COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB PRESS, PUBLICATIONS DEPT
DOI: 10.1261/rna.035865.112
Keywords
TSS; 5 ' UTR; translation; cap-independent
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- NIH [GM081399]
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mRNA levels do not accurately predict protein levels in eukaryotic cells. To investigate contributions of 5' untranslated regions (5' UTRs) to mRNA-specific differences in translation, we determined the 5' UTR boundaries of 96 yeast genes for which in vivo translational efficiency varied by 80-fold. A total of 25% of genes showed substantial 5' UTR heterogeneity. We compared the capacity of these genes' alternative 5' UTR isoforms for cap-dependent and cap-independent translation using quantitative in vitro and in vivo translation assays. Six out of nine genes showed mRNA isoform-specific translation activity differences of greater than threefold in at least one condition. For three genes, in vivo translation activities of alternative 5' UTR isoforms differed by more than 100-fold. These results show that changing genes' 5' UTR boundaries can produce large changes in protein output without changing the overall amount of mRNA. Because transcription start site (TSS) heterogeneity is common, we suggest that TSS choice is greatly under-appreciated as a quantitatively significant mechanism for regulating protein production.
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