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Part:BBa_K4877008

Designed by: Team iGEM Bielefeld-CeBiTec 2023   Group: iGEM23_Bielefeld-CeBiTec   (2023-10-12)

The parts consists of the 5'UTR of the human beta globin / hemoglobin subunit beta gene (HBB; nucleotides 1-44). It does not contain the Kozak sequence.

The 5'UTR of human beta globin has been reported to be used in mRNA vaccines due to its stabilizing effects on mRNA [1].

[1] Kim, S., Sekhon, S.S., Shin, WR. et al. Modifications of mRNA vaccine structural elements for improving mRNA stability and translation efficiency. Mol. Cell. Toxicol. 18, 1–8 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13273-021-00171-4

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