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LSM1

U6 snRNA-associated Sm-like protein LSm1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LSM1 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

Function

Sm-like proteins were identified in a variety of organisms based on sequence homology with the Sm protein family (see SNRPD2). Sm-like proteins contain the Sm sequence motif, which consists of 2 regions separated by a linker of variable length that folds as a loop. The Sm-like proteins are thought to form a stable heteromer present in tri-snRNP particles, which are important for pre-mRNA splicing.[3]

References

References

  1. Ingelfinger D, Arndt-Jovin DJ, Luhrmann R, Achsel T (Jan 2003). “The human LSm1-7 proteins colocalize with the mRNA-degrading enzymes Dcp1/2 and Xrnl in distinct cytoplasmic foci”. RNA. 8 (12): 1489–501. doi:10.1017/S1355838202021726. PMC 1370355. PMID 12515382.
  2. Takahashi S, Suzuki S, Inaguma S, Cho YM, Ikeda Y, Hayashi N, Inoue T, Sugimura Y, Nishiyama N, Fujita T, Ushijima T, Shirai T (Apr 2002). “Down-regulation of Lsm1 is involved in human prostate cancer progression”. Br J Cancer. 86 (6): 940–6. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600163. PMC 2364150. PMID 11953827.
  3. 3.0 3.1 “Entrez Gene: LSM1 LSM1 homolog, U6 small nuclear RNA associated (S. cerevisiae)”.
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