PMID- 12509242 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030305 LR - 20121115 IS - 1568-7864 (Print) IS - 1568-7856 (Linking) VI - 1 IP - 5 DP - 2002 May 30 TI - Translation of hSNM1 is mediated by an internal ribosome entry site that upregulates expression during mitosis. PG - 379-90 AB - SNM1 is involved in the repair of DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and possibly in human cells, although relatively little is known about its biochemical function. The hSNM1 contains a long 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) predicted to fold into a complex secondary structure, and which contains numerous short open reading frames (ORFs). We show here using bicistronic constructs that human SNM1 mRNA contains an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) that generally suppresses translation, except during mitosis where translation is upregulated. These results suggest that hSNM1 may have a mitotic function possibly involved in response to DNA interstrand cross-linking agents. FAU - Zhang, Xiaoshan AU - Zhang X AD - The Department of Molecular Genetics, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA. FAU - Richie, Christopher AU - Richie C FAU - Legerski, Randy J AU - Legerski RJ LA - eng GR - CA09299/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA52461/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA75160/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - Netherlands TA - DNA Repair (Amst) JT - DNA repair JID - 101139138 RN - 0 (5' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Luminescent Proteins) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) RN - EC 3.1.- (Endodeoxyribonucleases) RN - EC 3.1.- (PSO2 protein, S cerevisiae) SB - IM MH - 5' Untranslated Regions/*chemistry/physiology MH - Cell Division MH - Cells, Cultured MH - DNA Damage MH - DNA Primers/chemistry MH - DNA Repair MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Endodeoxyribonucleases MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Fluorescent Antibody Technique MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins MH - Humans MH - Luminescent Proteins/metabolism MH - Mitosis/*physiology MH - Nuclear Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Nucleic Acid Conformation MH - Open Reading Frames MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - *Protein Biosynthesis MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Ribosomes/*metabolism MH - Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Transfection MH - Up-Regulation EDAT- 2003/01/02 04:00 MHDA- 2003/03/06 04:00 CRDT- 2003/01/02 04:00 PHST- 2003/01/02 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/03/06 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/01/02 04:00 [entrez] AID - S1568786402000150 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - DNA Repair (Amst). 2002 May 30;1(5):379-90.