Mean 5 prime-UTR length in mRNA transcripts
| Value | 150 nt |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Mazumder B, Seshadri V, Fox PL. Translational control by the 3'-UTR: the ends specify the means. Trends Biochem Sci. 2003 Feb28(2):91-8.PubMed ID12575997 |
| Method | Computational analysis of a large UTR database: link |
| Comments | Additional analysis of the same database suggests that the length of 3'-UTR increases with evolutionary age and, possibly, with organism complexity ( Fig. 5). By contrast, the 5'-UTR length is remarkably consistent in organisms ranging from fungi and plants to invertebrates and vertebrates, including humans. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 102575 |