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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Tsai NP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1829368 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tsai Nien-Pei NP Bi Jing J Wei Li-Na LN
The EMBO journal 20070222 6
We previously reported a novel biological activity of Netrin-1 in translational stimulation of kappa opioid receptor (KOR). We now identify Grb7 as a new RNA-binding protein that serves as the molecular adaptor for transmitting Netrin-1 signals, through focal adhesion kinase (FAK), to the translation machinery. Grb7 binds specifically to the first stem loop of kor mRNA 5'-UTR through a new RNA-binding domain located in its amino terminus. Upon binding to its capped, target mRNA, Grb7 blocks the ...[more]