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Upstream open reading frames as regulators of mRNA translation

D R Morris et al. Mol Cell Biol. 2000 Dec.

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FIG. 1

Alternative fates available to a ribosome after translating a uORF. See the text for a detailed discussion.

FIG. 2

Structures of the leaders of selected mRNAs. uORFs contained in these mRNAs are depicted by the thick horizontal lines.

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