Abstract
The regulation of MOR expression at the level of mRNA is relevant for its role in pain transmission and in other functions involving opioid receptors. Recently, the role of the 3′UTR in the posttranscriptional regulation of MOR expression has been highlighted. Here we describe a Renilla luciferase reporter assay for the study of the effect of any selective treatment on the 3′UTR-dependent regulation of OPRM1 in a model of glial cells.
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Vincelli, G., Bedini, A. (2015). Renilla Luciferase Reporter Assay to Study 3′UTR-Driven Posttranscriptional Regulations of OPRM1. In: Spampinato, S. (eds) Opioid Receptors. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1230. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1708-2_4
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