RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in vertebrate Hu-antigen B (HuB); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM3 of HuB, also termed ELAV-like protein 2 (ELAV-2), or ELAV-like neuronal protein 1, or nervous system-specific RNA-binding protein Hel-N1 (Hel-N1), one of the neuronal members of the Hu family. The neuronal Hu proteins play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. HuB is also expressed in gonads. It is up-regulated during neuronal differentiation of embryonic carcinoma P19 cells. Like other Hu proteins, HuB contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an AU-rich RNA element (ARE). RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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                 ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|
gi 568928462 303 GTGWCIFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQVSFK 382
Cdd:cd12654    1 GTGWCIFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQVSFK 80

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gi 568928462 383 TNKTHK 388
Cdd:cd12654   81 TNKTHK 86

RNA recognition motif;

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gi 568928462   307 CIFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQV 379
Cdd:smart00360   1 TLFVGNLPPDTTEEELRELFSKFGKVESVRLVRDKETGKSKGFAFVEFESEEDAEKALEALNGKELDGRPLKV 73

glycine-rich RNA-binding protein 4; Provisional

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                 ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|
gi 568928462  50 VNNNCSSPVDS--GNTEDSKTNLIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKITGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAIN 127
Cdd:PLN03134  15 ISSNGNVPVTSmlGSLRLMSTKLFIGGLSWGTDDASLRDAFAHFGDVVDAKVIVDRETGRSRGFGFVNFNDEGAATAAIS 94

                         90       100
                 ....*....|....*....|...
gi 568928462 128 TLNGLRLQTKTIKVSYA--RPSS 148
Cdd:PLN03134  95 EMDGKELNGRHIRVNPAndRPSA 117

sex-lethal family splicing factor; This model describes the sex-lethal family of splicing factors found in Dipteran insects. The sex-lethal phenotype, however, may be limited to the Melanogasters and closely related species. In Drosophila the protein acts as an inhibitor of splicing. This subfamily is most closely related to the ELAV/HUD subfamily of splicing factors (TIGR01661).

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gi 568928462   41 NNTANGPTTVNNNC--SSPVDSGNTEDSKTNLIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKITGQSLGYGFVNYID 118
Cdd:TIGR01659  79 GNMANMASTNSLNSlgSGGSDDNDTNNSGTNLIVNYLPQDMTDRELYALFRTIGPINTCRIMRDYKTGYSFGYAFVDFGS 158

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                  ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|
gi 568928462  119 PKDAEKAINTLNGLRLQTKTIKVSYARPSSASIRDANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGISRGVG 198
Cdd:TIGR01659 159 EADSQRAIKNLNGITVRNKRLKVSYARPGGESIKDTNLYVTNLPRTITDDQLDTIFGKYGQIVQKNILRDKLTGTPRGVA 238

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                  ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....
gi 568928462  199 FIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGATEPITVKFANNPSQKTNQAILSQL 247
Cdd:TIGR01659 239 FVRFNKREEAQEAISALNNVIPEGGSQPLTVRLAEEHGKAKAHHYMSQM 287

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate Hu-antigen B (HuB); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of HuB, also termed ELAV-like protein 2 (ELAV-2), or ELAV-like neuronal protein 1, or nervous system-specific RNA-binding protein Hel-N1 (Hel-N1), one of the neuronal members of the Hu family. The neuronal Hu proteins play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. HuB is also expressed in gonads. It is up-regulated during neuronal differentiation of embryonic carcinoma P19 cells. Like other Hu proteins, HuB contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an AU-rich RNA element (ARE). RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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gi 568928462 149 ASIRDANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGATEPIT 228
Cdd:cd12775    1 ASIRDANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGVSRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGATEPIT 80

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gi 568928462 229 VKFA 232
Cdd:cd12775   81 VKFA 84

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in the Hu proteins family; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of Hu proteins family which represents a group of RNA-binding proteins involved in diverse biological processes. Since the Hu proteins share high homology with the Drosophila embryonic lethal abnormal vision (ELAV) protein, the Hu family is sometimes referred to as the ELAV family. Drosophila ELAV is exclusively expressed in neurons and is required for the correct differentiation and survival of neurons in flies. The neuronal members of the Hu family include Hu-antigen B (HuB or ELAV-2 or Hel-N1), Hu-antigen C (HuC or ELAV-3 or PLE21), and Hu-antigen D (HuD or ELAV-4), which play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. HuB is also expressed in gonads. Hu-antigen R (HuR or ELAV-1 or HuA) is the ubiquitously expressed Hu family member. It has a variety of biological functions mostly related to the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage and other types of stress. Moreover, HuR has an anti-apoptotic function during early cell stress response. It binds to mRNAs and enhances the expression of several anti-apoptotic proteins, such as p21waf1, p53, and prothymosin alpha. HuR also has pro-apoptotic function by promoting apoptosis when cell death is unavoidable. Furthermore, HuR may be important in muscle differentiation, adipogenesis, suppression of inflammatory response and modulation of gene expression in response to chronic ethanol exposure and amino acid starvation. Hu proteins perform their cytoplasmic and nuclear molecular functions by coordinately regulating functionally related mRNAs. In the cytoplasm, Hu proteins recognize and bind to AU-rich RNA elements (AREs) in the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of certain target mRNAs, such as GAP-43, vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF), the glucose transporter GLUT1, eotaxin and c-fos, and stabilize those ARE-containing mRNAs. They also bind and regulate the translation of some target mRNAs, such as neurofilament M, GLUT1, and p27. In the nucleus, Hu proteins function as regulators of polyadenylation and alternative splicing. Each Hu protein contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an ARE. RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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gi 568928462 154 ANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGATEPITVKFA 232
Cdd:cd12652    1 ANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQFGRIITSRILCDNVTGLSRGVGFIRFDKRVEAERAIKALNGTIPPGATEPITVKFA 79

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate Hu-antigen D (HuD); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of HuD, also termed ELAV-like protein 4 (ELAV-4), or paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis antigen HuD, one of the neuronal members of the Hu family. The neuronal Hu proteins play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. HuD has been implicated in various aspects of neuronal function, such as the commitment and differentiation of neuronal precursors as well as synaptic remodeling in mature neurons. HuD also functions as an important regulator of mRNA expression in neurons by interacting with AU-rich RNA element (ARE) and stabilizing multiple transcripts. Moreover, HuD regulates the nuclear processing/stability of N-myc pre-mRNA in neuroblastoma cells and also regulates the neurite elongation and morphological differentiation. HuD specifically binds poly(A) RNA. Like other Hu proteins, HuD contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an ARE. RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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                 ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|
gi 568928462 149 ASIRDANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGATEPIT 228
Cdd:cd12774    1 ASIRDANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGVSRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPSGATEPIT 80

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gi 568928462 229 VKFA 232
Cdd:cd12774   81 VKFA 84

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in the Hu proteins family; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM3 of the Hu proteins family which represent a group of RNA-binding proteins involved in diverse biological processes. Since the Hu proteins share high homology with the Drosophila embryonic lethal abnormal vision (ELAV) protein, the Hu family is sometimes referred to as the ELAV family. Drosophila ELAV is exclusively expressed in neurons and is required for the correct differentiation and survival of neurons in flies. The neuronal members of the Hu family include Hu-antigen B (HuB or ELAV-2 or Hel-N1), Hu-antigen C (HuC or ELAV-3 or PLE21), and Hu-antigen D (HuD or ELAV-4), which play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. HuB is also expressed in gonads. Hu-antigen R (HuR or ELAV-1 or HuA) is the ubiquitously expressed Hu family member. It has a variety of biological functions mostly related to the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage and other types of stress. Hu proteins perform their cytoplasmic and nuclear molecular functions by coordinately regulating functionally related mRNAs. In the cytoplasm, Hu proteins recognize and bind to AU-rich RNA elements (AREs) in the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of certain target mRNAs, such as GAP-43, vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF), the glucose transporter GLUT1, eotaxin and c-fos, and stabilize those ARE-containing mRNAs. They also bind and regulate the translation of some target mRNAs, such as neurofilament M, GLUT1, and p27. In the nucleus, Hu proteins function as regulators of polyadenylation and alternative splicing. Each Hu protein contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an ARE. RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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                 ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*.
gi 568928462 307 CIFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQVSFK 382
Cdd:cd12377    1 CIFVYNLAPDADESLLWQLFGPFGAVQNVKIIRDFTTNKCKGYGFVTMTNYDEAAVAIASLNGYRLGGRVLQVSFK 76

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in vertebrate Hu-antigen R (HuR); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM3 of HuR, also termed ELAV-like protein 1 (ELAV-1), the ubiquitously expressed Hu family member. It has a variety of biological functions mostly related to the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage and other types of stress. HuR has an anti-apoptotic function during early cell stress response. It binds to mRNAs and enhances the expression of several anti-apoptotic proteins, such as p21waf1, p53, and prothymosin alpha. HuR also has pro-apoptotic function by promoting apoptosis when cell death is unavoidable. Furthermore, HuR may be important in muscle differentiation, adipogenesis, suppression of inflammatory response and modulation of gene expression in response to chronic ethanol exposure and amino acid starvation. Like other Hu proteins, HuR contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an AU-rich RNA element (ARE). RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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                 ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|
gi 568928462 305 GWCIFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQVSFKTN 384
Cdd:cd12653    2 GWCIFIYNLGQDADEGILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYEEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDKILQVSFKTN 81

                 ....
gi 568928462 385 KTHK 388
Cdd:cd12653   82 KSHK 85

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in the Hu proteins family; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 of the Hu proteins family which represents a group of RNA-binding proteins involved in diverse biological processes. Since the Hu proteins share high homology with the Drosophila embryonic lethal abnormal vision (ELAV) protein, the Hu family is sometimes referred to as the ELAV family. Drosophila ELAV is exclusively expressed in neurons and is required for the correct differentiation and survival of neurons in flies. The neuronal members of the Hu family include Hu-antigen B (HuB or ELAV-2 or Hel-N1), Hu-antigen C (HuC or ELAV-3 or PLE21), and Hu-antigen D (HuD or ELAV-4), which play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. HuB is also expressed in gonads. Hu-antigen R (HuR or ELAV-1 or HuA) is the ubiquitously expressed Hu family member. It has a variety of biological functions mostly related to the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage and other types of stress. HuR has an anti-apoptotic function during early cell stress response. It binds to mRNAs and enhances the expression of several anti-apoptotic proteins, such as p21waf1, p53, and prothymosin alpha. HuR also has pro-apoptotic function by promoting apoptosis when cell death is unavoidable. Furthermore, HuR may be important in muscle differentiation, adipogenesis, suppression of inflammatory response and modulation of gene expression in response to chronic ethanol exposure and amino acid starvation. Hu proteins perform their cytoplasmic and nuclear molecular functions by coordinately regulating functionally related mRNAs. In the cytoplasm, Hu proteins recognize and bind to AU-rich RNA elements (AREs) in the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of certain target mRNAs, such as GAP-43, vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF), the glucose transporter GLUT1, eotaxin and c-fos, and stabilize those ARE-containing mRNAs. They also bind and regulate the translation of some target mRNAs, such as neurofilament M, GLUT1, and p27. In the nucleus, Hu proteins function as regulators of polyadenylation and alternative splicing. Each Hu protein contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an ARE. RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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                 ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*..
gi 568928462  68 TNLIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKITGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAINTLNGLRLQTKTIKVSYA 144
Cdd:cd12650    1 TNLIVNYLPQNMTQDEIRSLFSSIGEIESCKLIRDKVTGQSLGYGFVNYVDPSDAEKAINTLNGLRLQNKTIKVSYA 77

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in the Hu proteins family, Drosophila sex-lethal (SXL), and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of Hu proteins and SXL. The Hu proteins family represents a group of RNA-binding proteins involved in diverse biological processes. Since the Hu proteins share high homology with the Drosophila embryonic lethal abnormal vision (ELAV) protein, the Hu family is sometimes referred to as the ELAV family. Drosophila ELAV is exclusively expressed in neurons and is required for the correct differentiation and survival of neurons in flies. The neuronal members of the Hu family include Hu-antigen B (HuB or ELAV-2 or Hel-N1), Hu-antigen C (HuC or ELAV-3 or PLE21), and Hu-antigen D (HuD or ELAV-4), which play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. HuB is also expressed in gonads. Hu-antigen R (HuR or ELAV-1 or HuA) is the ubiquitously expressed Hu family member. It has a variety of biological functions mostly related to the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage and other types of stress. Hu proteins perform their cytoplasmic and nuclear molecular functions by coordinately regulating functionally related mRNAs. In the cytoplasm, Hu proteins recognize and bind to AU-rich RNA elements (AREs) in the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of certain target mRNAs, such as GAP-43, vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF), the glucose transporter GLUT1, eotaxin and c-fos, and stabilize those ARE-containing mRNAs. They also bind and regulate the translation of some target mRNAs, such as neurofilament M, GLUT1, and p27. In the nucleus, Hu proteins function as regulators of polyadenylation and alternative splicing. Each Hu protein contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an ARE. RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions. Also included in this subfamily is the sex-lethal protein (SXL) from Drosophila melanogaster. SXL governs sexual differentiation and X chromosome dosage compensation in flies. It induces female-specific alternative splicing of the transformer (tra) pre-mRNA by binding to the tra uridine-rich polypyrimidine tract at the non-sex-specific 3' splice site during the sex-determination process. SXL binds also to its own pre-mRNA and promotes female-specific alternative splicing. SXL contains an N-terminal Gly/Asn-rich domain that may be responsible for the protein-protein interaction, and tandem RRMs that show high preference to bind single-stranded, uridine-rich target RNA transcripts.

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gi 568928462 154 ANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGATEPITVKFA 232
Cdd:cd12376    1 ANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILRDQLTGVSRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPEGASEPITVKFA 79

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate Hu-antigen R (HuR); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of HuR, also termed ELAV-like protein 1 (ELAV-1), a ubiquitously expressed Hu family member. It has a variety of biological functions mostly related to the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage and other types of stress. HuR has an anti-apoptotic function during early cell stress response; it binds to mRNAs and enhances the expression of several anti-apoptotic proteins, such as p21waf1, p53, and prothymosin alpha. Meanwhile, HuR also has pro-apoptotic function by promoting apoptosis when cell death is unavoidable. Furthermore, HuR may be important in muscle differentiation, adipogenesis, suppression of inflammatory response and modulation of gene expression in response to chronic ethanol exposure and amino acid starvation. Like other Hu proteins, HuR contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an AU-rich RNA element (ARE). RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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gi 568928462  66 SKTNLIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKITGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAINTLNGLRLQTKTIKVSYAR 145
Cdd:cd12769    1 GRTNLIVNYLPQNMTQDELRSLFSSIGEVESAKLIRDKVAGHSLGYGFVNYVTAKDAERAINTLNGLRLQSKTIKVSYAR 80

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gi 568928462 146 PS 147
Cdd:cd12769   81 PS 82

polyadenylate binding protein, human types 1, 2, 3, 4 family; These eukaryotic proteins recognize the poly-A of mRNA and consists of four tandem RNA recognition domains at the N-terminus (rrm: pfam00076) followed by a PABP-specific domain (pfam00658) at the C-terminus. The protein is involved in the transport of mRNA's from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. There are four paralogs in Homo sapiens which are expressed in testis, platelets, broadly expressed and of unknown tissue range.

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gi 568928462   67 KTNLIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKiTGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAINTLNGLRLQTKTIKVsyARP 146
Cdd:TIGR01628  88 VGNIFVKNLDKSVDNKALFDTFSKFGNILSCKVATDE-NGKSRGYGFVHFEKEESAKAAIQKVNGMLLNDKEVYV--GRF 164

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gi 568928462  147 SSASIRDA-------NLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQvTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQK 219
Cdd:TIGR01628 165 IKKHEREAaplkkftNLYVKNLDPSVNEDKLRELFAKFGEITSAAVMKDG-SGRSRGFAFVNFEKHEDAAKAVEEMNGKK 243

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gi 568928462  220 PPGATEpitvkfannpsqktnqailsqlyqsPNRRYPGPLAQQAQRFRLdnllnmaygVKSRFSPMTIDGMTSLAGINip 299
Cdd:TIGR01628 244 IGLAKE-------------------------GKKLYVGRAQKRAEREAE---------LRRKFEELQQERKMKAQGVN-- 287

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                  ....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|....*....|
gi 568928462  300 ghpgtgwcIFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDfNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQV 379
Cdd:TIGR01628 288 --------LYVKNLDDTVTDEKLRELFSECGEITSAKVMLD-EKGVSRGFGFVCFSNPEEANRAVTEMHGRMLGGKPLYV 358

                  ....*.
gi 568928462  380 SFKTNK 385
Cdd:TIGR01628 359 ALAQRK 364

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in Drosophila sex-lethal (SXL) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 of SXL which governs sexual differentiation and X chromosome dosage compensation in Drosophila melanogaster. It induces female-specific alternative splicing of the transformer (tra) pre-mRNA by binding to the tra uridine-rich polypyrimidine tract at the non-sex-specific 3' splice site during the sex-determination process. SXL binds also to its own pre-mRNA and promotes female-specific alternative splicing. SXL contains an N-terminal Gly/Asn-rich domain that may be responsible for the protein-protein interaction, and tandem RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), that show high preference to bind single-stranded, uridine-rich target RNA transcripts.

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gi 568928462  68 TNLIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKITGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAINTLNGLRLQTKTIKVSYARPS 147
Cdd:cd12649    1 TNLIVNYLPQDLTDREFRALFRAIGPVNTCKIVRDKKTGYSYGFGFVDFTSEEDAQRAIKTLNGLQLQNKRLKVAYARPG 80

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gi 568928462 148 S 148
Cdd:cd12649   81 G 81

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in Drosophila sex-lethal (SXL) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of the sex-lethal protein (SXL) which governs sexual differentiation and X chromosome dosage compensation in Drosophila melanogaster. It induces female-specific alternative splicing of the transformer (tra) pre-mRNA by binding to the tra uridine-rich polypyrimidine tract at the non-sex-specific 3' splice site during the sex-determination process. SXL binds also to its own pre-mRNA and promotes female-specific alternative splicing. SXL contains an N-terminal Gly/Asn-rich domain that may be responsible for the protein-protein interaction, and tandem RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), that show high preference to bind single-stranded, uridine-rich target RNA transcripts.

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gi 568928462 152 RDANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGATEPITVKF 231
Cdd:cd12651    1 KDTNLYVTNLPRTITEDELDTIFGAYGNIVQKNLLRDKLTGRPRGVAFVRYDKREEAQAAISALNGTIPEGGTQPLSVRL 80

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gi 568928462 232 A 232
Cdd:cd12651   81 A 81

RNA recognition motif;

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gi 568928462   307 CIFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQV 379
Cdd:smart00360   1 TLFVGNLPPDTTEEELRELFSKFGKVESVRLVRDKETGKSKGFAFVEFESEEDAEKALEALNGKELDGRPLKV 73

RNA recognition motif;

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gi 568928462    69 NLIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKITGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAINTLNGLRLQTKTIKV 141
Cdd:smart00360   1 TLFVGNLPPDTTEEELRELFSKFGKVESVRLVRDKETGKSKGFAFVEFESEEDAEKALEALNGKELDGRPLKV 73

RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 568928462  70 LIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKiTGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAINTLNGLRLQTKTIKVS 142
Cdd:cd00590    1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLRELFSKFGEVVSVRIVRDR-DGKSKGFAFVEFESPEDAEKALEALNGTELGGRPLKVS 72

RNA recognition motif. (a.k.a. RRM, RBD, or RNP domain); The RRM motif is probably diagnostic of an RNA binding protein. RRMs are found in a variety of RNA binding proteins, including various hnRNP proteins, proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of snRNPs. The motif also appears in a few single stranded DNA binding proteins. The RRM structure consists of four strands and two helices arranged in an alpha/beta sandwich, with a third helix present during RNA binding in some cases The C-terminal beta strand (4th strand) and final helix are hard to align and have been omitted in the SEED alignment The LA proteins have an N terminal rrm which is included in the seed. There is a second region towards the C terminus that has some features characteriztic of a rrm but does not appear to have the important structural core of a rrm. The LA proteins are one of the main autoantigens in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease.

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gi 568928462  308 IFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDfNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVL 377
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRD-ETGRSKGFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGKELGGREL 69

RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 568928462 308 IFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDfNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQVS 380
Cdd:cd00590    1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLRELFSKFGEVVSVRIVRD-RDGKSKGFAFVEFESPEDAEKALEALNGTELGGRPLKVS 72

splicing factor, CC1-like family; This model represents a subfamily of RNA splicing factors including the Pad-1 protein (N. crassa), CAPER (M. musculus) and CC1.3 (H.sapiens). These proteins are characterized by an N-terminal arginine-rich, low complexity domain followed by three (or in the case of 4 H. sapiens paralogs, two) RNA recognition domains (rrm: pfam00706). These splicing factors are closely related to the U2AF splicing factor family (TIGR01642). A homologous gene from Plasmodium falciparum was identified in the course of the analysis of that genome at TIGR and was included in the seed.

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gi 568928462   65 DSKTNLIVNyLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKITGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAInTLNGLRLQTKTIKVsya 144
Cdd:TIGR01622 113 DRRTVFVQQ-LAARARERDLYEFFSKVGKVRDVQIIKDRNSRRSKGVGYVEFYDVDSVQAAL-ALTGQKLLGIPVIV--- 187

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gi 568928462  145 RPSSA------------------SIRDANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGISRGVGFIRFDKRI 206
Cdd:TIGR01622 188 QLSEAeknraaraatetsghhpnSIPFHRLYVGNLHFNITEQDLRQIFEPFGEIEFVQLQKDPETGRSKGYGFIQFRDAE 267

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gi 568928462  207 EAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGatEPITVKFANN 234
Cdd:TIGR01622 268 QAKEALEKMNGFELAG--RPIKVGLGND 293

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in Nicotiana sylvestris chloroplastic 33 kDa ribonucleoprotein (NsCP33) and similar proteins; The family includes NsCP33, Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplastic 31 kDa ribonucleoprotein (CP31A) and mitochondrial glycine-rich RNA-binding protein 2 (AtGR-RBP2). NsCP33 may be involved in splicing and/or processing of chloroplast RNA's. AtCP31A, also called RNA-binding protein 1/2/3 (AtRBP33), or RNA-binding protein CP31A, or RNA-binding protein RNP-T, or RNA-binding protein cp31, is required for specific RNA editing events in chloroplasts and stabilizes specific chloroplast mRNAs, as well as for normal chloroplast development under cold stress conditions by stabilizing transcripts of numerous mRNAs under these conditions. CP31A may modulate telomere replication through RNA binding domains. AtGR-RBP2, also called AtRBG2, or glycine-rich protein 2 (AtGRP2), or mitochondrial RNA-binding protein 1a (At-mRBP1a), plays a role in RNA transcription or processing during stress. It binds RNAs and DNAs sequence with a preference to single-stranded nucleic acids. AtGR-RBP2 displays strong affinity to poly(U) sequence. It exerts cold and freezing tolerance, probably by exhibiting an RNA chaperone activity during the cold and freezing adaptation process. Some members in this family contain two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). The model corresponds to the second RRM motif.

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gi 568928462 308 IFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQV 379
Cdd:cd21608    2 LYVGNLSWDTTEDDLRDLFSEFGEVESAKVITDRETGRSRGFGFVTFSTAEAAEAAIDALNGKELDGRSIVV 73

RNA recognition motif. (a.k.a. RRM, RBD, or RNP domain); The RRM motif is probably diagnostic of an RNA binding protein. RRMs are found in a variety of RNA binding proteins, including various hnRNP proteins, proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of snRNPs. The motif also appears in a few single stranded DNA binding proteins. The RRM structure consists of four strands and two helices arranged in an alpha/beta sandwich, with a third helix present during RNA binding in some cases The C-terminal beta strand (4th strand) and final helix are hard to align and have been omitted in the SEED alignment The LA proteins have an N terminal rrm which is included in the seed. There is a second region towards the C terminus that has some features characteriztic of a rrm but does not appear to have the important structural core of a rrm. The LA proteins are one of the main autoantigens in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease.

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gi 568928462  156 LYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQvTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPG 222
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRDE-TGRSKGFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGKELGG 66

splicing factor, CC1-like family; This model represents a subfamily of RNA splicing factors including the Pad-1 protein (N. crassa), CAPER (M. musculus) and CC1.3 (H.sapiens). These proteins are characterized by an N-terminal arginine-rich, low complexity domain followed by three (or in the case of 4 H. sapiens paralogs, two) RNA recognition domains (rrm: pfam00706). These splicing factors are closely related to the U2AF splicing factor family (TIGR01642). A homologous gene from Plasmodium falciparum was identified in the course of the analysis of that genome at TIGR and was included in the seed.

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gi 568928462  152 RDA-NLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQVTGISRGVGFIRFdKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGatEPITVK 230
Cdd:TIGR01622 112 RDRrTVFVQQLAARARERDLYEFFSKVGKVRDVQIIKDRNSRRSKGVGYVEF-YDVDSVQAALALTGQKLLG--IPVIVQ 188

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gi 568928462  231 fannPSQKTNqailsqlyqspNRrypgplaqqAQRfrldnllnmaygvksrfspmtidgMTSLAGINIPGHPGTgWCIFV 310
Cdd:TIGR01622 189 ----LSEAEK-----------NR---------AAR------------------------AATETSGHHPNSIPF-HRLYV 219

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gi 568928462  311 YNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQVSFKTNKT 386
Cdd:TIGR01622 220 GNLHFNITEQDLRQIFEPFGEIEFVQLQKDPETGRSKGYGFIQFRDAEQAKEALEKMNGFELAGRPIKVGLGNDFT 295

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in granule-associated RNA binding proteins p40-TIA-1 and TIAR; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of nucleolysin TIA-1 isoform p40 (p40-TIA-1 or TIA-1) and nucleolysin TIA-1-related protein (TIAR), both of which are granule-associated RNA binding proteins involved in inducing apoptosis in cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL) target cells. TIA-1 and TIAR share high sequence similarity. They are expressed in a wide variety of cell types. TIA-1 can be phosphorylated by a serine/threonine kinase that is activated during Fas-mediated apoptosis. TIAR is mainly localized in the nucleus of hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells. It is translocated from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in response to exogenous triggers of apoptosis. Both, TIA-1 and TIAR, bind specifically to poly(A) but not to poly(C) homopolymers. They are composed of three N-terminal highly homologous RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a glutamine-rich C-terminal auxiliary domain containing a lysosome-targeting motif. TIA-1 and TIAR interact with RNAs containing short stretches of uridylates and their RRM2 can mediate the specific binding to uridylate-rich RNAs. The C-terminal auxiliary domain may be responsible for interacting with other proteins. In addition, TIA-1 and TIAR share a potential serine protease-cleavage site (Phe-Val-Arg) localized at the junction between their RNA binding domains and their C-terminal auxiliary domains.

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gi 568928462 308 IFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRvlqvSFKTN 384
Cdd:cd12353    2 IFVGDLSPEIETEDLKEAFAPFGEISDARVVKDTQTGKSKGYGFVSFVKKEDAENAIQGMNGQWLGGR----NIRTN 74

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in chloroplastic plastid-specific 30S ribosomal protein 2 (PSRP-2) and similar proteins; PSRP-2, also called chloroplastic 30S ribosomal protein 2, or chloroplastic small ribosomal subunit protein cS22, is a component of the chloroplast ribosome (chloro-ribosome), a dedicated translation machinery responsible for the synthesis of chloroplast genome-encoded proteins, including proteins of the transcription and translation machinery and components of the photosynthetic apparatus. It binds single strand DNA (ssDNA) and RNA in vitro. It exhibits RNA chaperone activity and regulates negatively resistance responses to abiotic stresses during seed germination (e.g. salt, dehydration, and low temperature) and seedling growth (e.g. salt). The family also includes Nicotiana sylvestris chloroplastic 33 kDa ribonucleoprotein (NsCP33) and Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplastic 31 kDa ribonucleoprotein (AtCP31A). NsCP33 may be involved in splicing and/or processing of chloroplast RNA's. AtCP31A, also called RNA-binding protein 1/2/3 (AtRBP33), or RNA-binding protein CP31A, or RNA-binding protein RNP-T, or RNA-binding protein cp31, is required for specific RNA editing events in chloroplasts and stabilizes specific chloroplast mRNAs, as well as for normal chloroplast development under cold stress conditions by stabilizing transcripts of numerous mRNAs under these conditions. CP31A may modulate telomere replication through RNA binding domains. Members in this family contain two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). The model corresponds to the first RRM motif.

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gi 568928462 308 IFVYNLAPDADESILWQMFGPFGAVTNVKVIRDFNTNKCKGFGFVTMTNYDEAAMAIASLNGYRLGDRVLQVSF 381
Cdd:cd21609    2 LYVGNIPRNVTSEELAKIFEEAGTVEIAEVMYDRYTGRSRGFGFVTMGSVEDAKAAIEKLNGTEVGGREIKVNI 75

RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 568928462 156 LYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQvTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQKPPGatEPITVK 230
Cdd:cd00590    1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLRELFSKFGEVVSVRIVRDR-DGKSKGFAFVEFESPEDAEKALEALNGTELGG--RPLKVS 72

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate single-stranded DNA-binding protein MSSP-2; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of MSSP-2, also termed RNA-binding motif, single-stranded-interacting protein 2 (RBMS2), or suppressor of CDC2 with RNA-binding motif 3 (SCR3). MSSP-2 is a double- and single-stranded DNA binding protein that belongs to the c-myc single-strand binding proteins (MSSP) family. It specifically recognizes the sequence T(C/A)TT, and stimulates DNA replication in the system using SV40 DNA. MSSP-2 is identical with Scr3, a human protein which complements the defect of cdc2 kinase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. MSSP-2 has been implied in regulating DNA replication, transcription, apoptosis induction, and cell-cycle movement, via the interaction with C-MYC, the product of protooncogene c-myc. MSSP-2 contains two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), both of which are responsible for the specific DNA binding activity as well as induction of apoptosis.

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gi 568928462 155 NLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDqVTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNG---QKPPGA---TEPIT 228
Cdd:cd12474    2 NLYISNLPLSMDEQELESMLKPFGQVISTRILRD-ANGTSRGVGFARMESTEKCEAIITHFNGkyiKTPPGVpapTEPLL 80

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gi 568928462 229 VKFAN 233
Cdd:cd12474   81 CKFAD 85

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found found in type I polyadenylate-binding proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM3 of type I poly(A)-binding proteins (PABPs), highly conserved proteins that bind to the poly(A) tail present at the 3' ends of most eukaryotic mRNAs. They have been implicated in the regulation of poly(A) tail length during the polyadenylation reaction, translation initiation, mRNA stabilization by influencing the rate of deadenylation and inhibition of mRNA decapping. The family represents type I polyadenylate-binding proteins (PABPs), including polyadenylate-binding protein 1 (PABP-1 or PABPC1), polyadenylate-binding protein 3 (PABP-3 or PABPC3), polyadenylate-binding protein 4 (PABP-4 or APP-1 or iPABP), polyadenylate-binding protein 5 (PABP-5 or PABPC5), polyadenylate-binding protein 1-like (PABP-1-like or PABPC1L), polyadenylate-binding protein 1-like 2 (PABPC1L2 or RBM32), polyadenylate-binding protein 4-like (PABP-4-like or PABPC4L), yeast polyadenylate-binding protein, cytoplasmic and nuclear (PABP or ACBP-67), and similar proteins. PABP-1 is an ubiquitously expressed multifunctional protein that may play a role in 3' end formation of mRNA, translation initiation, mRNA stabilization, protection of poly(A) from nuclease activity, mRNA deadenylation, inhibition of mRNA decapping, and mRNP maturation. Although PABP-1 is thought to be a cytoplasmic protein, it is also found in the nucleus. PABP-1 may be involved in nucleocytoplasmic trafficking and utilization of mRNP particles. PABP-1 contains four copies of RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), a less well conserved linker region, and a proline-rich C-terminal conserved domain (CTD). PABP-3 is a testis-specific poly(A)-binding protein specifically expressed in round spermatids. It is mainly found in mammalian and may play an important role in the testis-specific regulation of mRNA homeostasis. PABP-3 shows significant sequence similarity to PABP-1. However, it binds to poly(A) with a lower affinity than PABP-1. PABP-1 possesses an A-rich sequence in its 5'-UTR and allows binding of PABP and blockage of translation of its own mRNA. In contrast, PABP-3 lacks the A-rich sequence in its 5'-UTR. PABP-4 is an inducible poly(A)-binding protein (iPABP) that is primarily localized to the cytoplasm. It shows significant sequence similarity to PABP-1 as well. The RNA binding properties of PABP-1 and PABP-4 appear to be identical. PABP-5 is encoded by PABPC5 gene within the X-specific subinterval, and expressed in fetal brain and in a range of adult tissues in mammalian, such as ovary and testis. It may play an important role in germ cell development. Moreover, unlike other PABPs, PABP-5 contains only four RRMs, but lacks both the linker region and the CTD. PABP-1-like and PABP-1-like 2 are the orthologs of PABP-1. PABP-4-like is the ortholog of PABP-5. Their cellular functions remain unclear. The family also includes the yeast PABP, a conserved poly(A) binding protein containing poly(A) tails that can be attached to the 3'-ends of mRNAs. The yeast PABP and its homologs may play important roles in the initiation of translation and in mRNA decay. Like vertebrate PABP-1, the yeast PABP contains four RRMs, a linker region, and a proline-rich CTD as well. The first two RRMs are mainly responsible for specific binding to poly(A). The proline-rich region may be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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gi 568928462  68 TNLIVNYLPQNMTQEELKSLFGSIGEIESCKLVRDKiTGQSLGYGFVNYIDPKDAEKAINTLNGLRLQTKTIKVSYA 144
Cdd:cd12380    2 TNVYVKNFGEDVDDDELKELFEKYGKITSAKVMKDD-SGKSKGFGFVNFENHEAAQKAVEELNGKELNGKKLYVGRA 77

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate single-stranded DNA-binding protein MSSP-1; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of MSSP-1, also termed RNA-binding motif, single-stranded-interacting protein 1 (RBMS1), or suppressor of CDC2 with RNA-binding motif 2 (SCR2). MSSP-1 is a double- and single-stranded DNA binding protein that belongs to the c-myc single-strand binding proteins (MSSP) family. It specifically recognizes the sequence CT(A/T)(A/T)T, and stimulates DNA replication in the system using SV40 DNA. MSSP-1 is identical with Scr2, a human protein which complements the defect of cdc2 kinase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. MSSP-1 has been implied in regulating DNA replication, transcription, apoptosis induction, and cell-cycle movement, via the interaction with c-MYC, the product of protooncogene c-myc. MSSP-1 contains two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), both of which are responsible for the specific DNA binding activity as well as induction of apoptosis.

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gi 568928462 155 NLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVDQvTGISRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNG---QKPPGA---TEPIT 228
Cdd:cd12473    2 NLYISNLPLSMDEQELENMLKPFGQVISTRILRDS-SGTSRGVGFARMESTEKCEAVISHFNGkfiKTPPGVsapAEPLL 80

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gi 568928462 229 VKFAN 233
Cdd:cd12473   81 CKFAD 85