- APC internal ribosome entry site (IRES)
The APC internal ribosome entry site (
IRES ) is anRNA element which is located in the coding sequence of the APC gene. APC is a tumour suppressor gene which is associated with the inheriteddisease adenomatous polyposis coli (APC).It is thought that IRES-mediated translation of APC is important for an apoptotic cascade [1] .References
* [1] cite journal | last = Heppner | first = Goss K | coauthors = Trzepacz C, Tuohy TM, Groden J | year = 2002 | title = Attenuated APC alleles produce functional protein from internal translation initiation | journal = Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | volume = 99 | pages = 8161–8166 | pmid = 12034871 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.112072199
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