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Review
. 2000 Dec;20(23):8635-42.
doi: 10.1128/MCB.20.23.8635-8642.2000.

Upstream open reading frames as regulators of mRNA translation

D R Morris  1 , A P Geballe
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Review

Upstream open reading frames as regulators of mRNA translation

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

FIG. 1
FIG. 1
Alternative fates available to a ribosome after translating a uORF. See the text for a detailed discussion.
FIG. 2
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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