动物学研究2012，Vol.33Issue(6)：626-632,7.DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1141.2012.E05-06E82
Involvement of XZFP36L1,an RNA-binding protein,in Xenopus neural development
Involvement of XZFP36L1, an RNA-binding protein,in Xenopus neural development
摘要
Abstract
Xenopus ZFP36L1 (zinc finger protein 36,C3H type-like 1) belongs to the ZFP36 family of RNA-binding proteins,which contains two characteristic tandem CCCH-type zinc-finger domains.The ZFP36 proteins can bind AU-rich elements in 3' untranslated regions of target mRNAs and promote their turnover.However,the expression and role of ZFP36 genes during neural development in Xenopus embryos remains largely tmknown.The present study showed that Xenopus ZFP36L1 was expressed at the dorsal part of the forebrain,forebrain-midbrain boundary,and midbrain-hindbrain boundary from late neurula stages to tadpole stages of embryonic development.Overexpression of XZFP36L1 in Xenopus embryos inhibited neural induction and differentiation,leading to severe neural tube defects.The function of XZP36L1 requires both its zinc finger and C terminal domains,which also affect its subcellular localization.These results suggest that XZFP36L1 is likely involved in neural development in Xenopus and might play an important role in post-transcriptional regulation.关键词
ZFP36L1/ RNA-binding protein/ Neural development/ Xenopus/ Post-transcriptional regulationKey words
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Yingjie XIA,Shuhua ZHAO,Bingyu MAO..Involvement of XZFP36L1,an RNA-binding protein,in Xenopus neural development[J].动物学研究,2012,33(6):626-632,7.基金项目
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (90919039 （）
C120106) （）
