Disrupting upstream translation in mRNAs is associated with human disease

The significance of translated upstream open reading frames is not well known. Here, the authors investigate genetic variants in these regions, finding that they are under high evolutionary constraint and may contribute to disease.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David S. M. Lee, Joseph Park, Andrew Kromer, Aris Baras, Daniel J. Rader, Marylyn D. Ritchie, Louis R. Ghanem, Yoseph Barash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21812-1