Table 1.

mRNA encoding ribosomal proteins or translation initiation molecules contain a 5′ terminal oligopyrimidine sequence

Genes	5′ Terminal sequences (5′–3′)	No. of pyrimidines	References
RPS6	cctcttttccgtggcgcctcggaggcgttc	10	Patursky-Polischuk et al. (2009)
RPS16	gaaaagcggccagggtggcccctagctttccttttccgg	12	Levy et al. (1991)
RPL32	aggggttacgacccatcagcccttgcgcgccaccgtcccttctctcttcctcg	16	Levy et al. (1991)
eIF3e	gagcacagactcccttttctttgg	13	Iadevaia et al. (2008)
eIF3h	ctctttcttcctgtctgcttgg	12	Iadevaia et al. (2008)
RPL21	tttcctttcggccggaaccgccatcttcca	6	Frigerio et al. (1995)
RPL34	gtctgcaggtatggatgttgttctcttttccctgtct	11	Rommens et al. (1995)
RPL38	gcccggaaacggaagtctcgttctttttcgtccttttccccgg	7	Espinosa et al. (1997)
RPS29	cttttacctcgttgcactgctgagagcaag	5	Rommens et al. (1995)
RPS27	ctttccggcggtgacgacctacgcacacgagaa	6	Vladimirov et al. (1996)
RPS21	cttgcccgccgatatctctgccgggtgactagctgcttcctttctctctcgcgcgc	15	Vladimirov et al. (1996)
RPL29	ttccggcgttgttgaccctatttcccgtgctgcaccgcagcccctttctcttccgg	14	Law et al. (1996)
RPS24	aggcatcggcgcggtcagcctcgtggcgcgcccacgcccccacgccggctcttcccgg	8	Vladimirov et al. (1996)
RPS23	ggggtccttggctgggcggggcttgctcgcggtggcttgtggctccttcctgcgg	9	Vladimirov et al. (1996)

Examples of ribosomal proteins or translation initiation molecules that contain a 5′ terminal oligopyrimidine sequence (highlighted in bold) in the 5′ untranslated region of their mRNA.