iron_responsive_element (CURRENT_SVN) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0001182 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A regulatory sequence found in the 5' and 3' UTRs of many mRNAs which encode iron-binding proteins. It has a hairpin structure and is recognized by trans-acting proteins known as iron-regulatory proteins. |
| Synonyms: | IRE, iron responsive element |
| DB Xrefs: | PMID: 3198610 |
| PMID: 8710843 | |
| Parents: | UTR (SO:0000203) |
| UTR_region (SO:0000837) | |
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