Term Name: iron_responsive_element
Synonyms: IRE, iron responsive element
Definition: A regulatory sequence found in the 5' and 3' UTRs of many mRNAs which encode iron-binding proteins. It has a hairpin structure and is recognized by trans-acting proteins known as iron-regulatory proteins.
Ontology: Sequence Ontology [SO:0001182]

Relationships
is part of: UTR
is a type of: UTR_region