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LSM8

U6 snRNA-associated Sm-like protein LSm8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LSM8 gene.

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LSM8
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesLSM8, NAA38, LSM8 homolog, U6 small nuclear RNA associated
External IDsOMIM: 607288; MGI: 1923772; HomoloGene: 9419; GeneCards: LSM8; OMA:LSM8 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_016200

NM_133939

RefSeq (protein)

NP_057284

NP_598700

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 118.18 – 118.2 MbChr 6: 18.85 – 18.86 Mb
PubMed search34
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U6 snRNA-associated Sm-like protein LSm8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LSM8 gene.56

This gene is a member of the LSm family and encodes a protein with a closed barrel shape, made up of five anti-parallel beta strands and an alpha helix. The protein partners with six paralogs to form a heteroheptameric ring which transiently binds RNAs and is involved in the general maturation of RNA in the nucleus.6

Interactions

LSM8 has been shown to interact with LSM2.78

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000128534Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000044155Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Achsel T, Brahms H, Kastner B, Bachi A, Wilm M, Luhrmann R (Dec 1999). "A doughnut-shaped heteromer of human Sm-like proteins binds to the 3'-end of U6 snRNA, thereby facilitating U4/U6 duplex formation in vitro". EMBO J. 18 (20): 5789–802. doi:10.1093/emboj/18.20.5789. PMC 1171645. PMID 10523320.
  6. "Entrez Gene: LSM8 LSM8 homolog, U6 small nuclear RNA associated (S. cerevisiae)".
  7. Lehner, Ben; Sanderson Christopher M (Jul 2004). "A protein interaction framework for human mRNA degradation". Genome Res. 14 (7): 1315–23. doi:10.1101/gr.2122004. ISSN 1088-9051. PMC 442147. PMID 15231747.
  8. Lehner, Ben; Semple Jennifer I; Brown Stephanie E; Counsell Damian; Campbell R Duncan; Sanderson Christopher M (Jan 2004). "Analysis of a high-throughput yeast two-hybrid system and its use to predict the function of intracellular proteins encoded within the human MHC class III region". Genomics. 83 (1): 153–67. doi:10.1016/S0888-7543(03)00235-0. ISSN 0888-7543. PMID 14667819.
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