target mRNAs for rapid deadenylation and degradation and may enhance decapping. The
p38 MAPK pathway stabilizes many otherwise unstable ARE-containing mRNAs encoding
proteins involved in inflammation; however, the mRNA decay step (s) regulated by the
signaling pathway are unknown. To investigate whether it regulates deadenylation or the
decay of the mRNA body, we used a tetracycline-regulated β-globin mRNA reporter system …