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PRPF4

U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein Prp4 is a protein that is found in humans and encoded by the PRPF4 gene.

Last revised
May 31, 2026
Read time
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Length
864 w
Citations
12
Source
PRPF4
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesPRPF4, HPRP4, HPRP4P, PRP4, Prp4p, RP70, SNRNP60, pre-mRNA processing factor 4
External IDsOMIM: 607795; MGI: 1917302; HomoloGene: 3446; GeneCards: PRPF4; OMA:PRPF4 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001244926
NM_004697
NM_001322266
NM_001322267

NM_027297

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001231855
NP_001309195
NP_001309196
NP_004688

NP_081573

Location (UCSC)Chr 9: 113.28 – 113.29 MbChr 4: 62.33 – 62.35 Mb
PubMed search34
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U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein Prp4 is a protein that is found in humans and encoded by the PRPF4 gene.567

The removal of introns from nuclear pre-mRNAs occurs on complexes called spliceosomes, which are made up of 4 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) particles and an undefined number of transiently associated splicing factors.

PRPF4 is 1 of several proteins that associates with U4 and U6 snRNPs.[supplied by OMIM]7

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000136875Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000066148Ensembl, 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. Lauber J, Plessel G, Prehn S, Will CL, Fabrizio P, Groning K, Lane WS, Luhrmann R (Sep 1997). "The human U4/U6 snRNP contains 60 and 90kD proteins that are structurally homologous to the yeast splicing factors Prp4p and Prp3p". RNA. 3 (8): 926–41. PMC 1369537. PMID 9257651.
  6. Horowitz DS, Kobayashi R, Krainer AR (Dec 1997). "A new cyclophilin and the human homologues of yeast Prp3 and Prp4 form a complex associated with U4/U6 snRNPs". RNA. 3 (12): 1374–87. PMC 1369579. PMID 9404889.
  7. "Entrez Gene: PRPF4 PRP4 pre-mRNA processing factor 4 homolog (yeast)".
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