Gene Symbol | SMG7 |
Entrez Gene ID | 9887 |
Full Name | SMG7, nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor |
Synonyms | C1orf16,EST1C,SGA56M |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
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Summary | This gene encodes a protein that is essential for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD); a process whereby transcripts with premature termination codons are targeted for rapid degradation by a mRNA decay complex. The mRNA decay complex consists, in part, of this protein along with proteins SMG5 and UPF1. The N-terminal domain of this protein is thought to mediate its association with SMG5 or UPF1 while the C-terminal domain interacts with the mRNA decay complex. This protein may therefore couple changes in UPF1 phosphorylation state to the degradation of NMD-candidate transcripts. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]. |
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