The 3' untranslated region of messages in the rumen protozoa Entodinium caudatum

N. R. McEwan, S. C. P. Eschenlauer, R. E. Calza, R. J. Wallace, C. J. Newbold

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Abstract

The 3' untranslated regions of a number of cDNAs from the rumen protozoal species Entodinium caudatum were studied with a view to characterising their preference for stop codons, general length, nucleotide composition and polyadenylation signals. Unlike a number of ciliates, Entodinium caudatum uses UAA as a stop codon, rather than as a codon for glutamine. In addition, the 3' untranslated region of the message is generally less than 100 nucleotides in length, extremely A+T rich, and does not appear to utilise any of the conventional polyadenylation signals described in other organisms.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-146
Number of pages8
JournalProtist
Volume151
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2000

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