XRN1 (gene)

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5'-3' exoribonuclease 1 (Xrn1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the XRN1 gene. Xrn1 hydrolyses RNA in the 5’ to 3’ direction.[1][2]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the 5'-3' exonuclease family. The encoded protein may be involved in replication-dependent histone mRNA degradation, and interacts directly with the enhancer of mRNA-decapping protein 4. In addition to mRNA metabolism, a similar protein in yeast has been implicated in a variety of nuclear and cytoplasmic functions, including homologous recombination, meiosis, telomere maintenance, and microtubule assembly. Mutations in this gene are associated with osteosarcoma, suggesting that the encoded protein may also play a role in bone formation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013].

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References

  1. Mullen TE, Marzluff WF (January 2008). "Degradation of histone mRNA requires oligouridylation followed by decapping and simultaneous degradation of the mRNA both 5' to 3' and 3' to 5'". Genes & Development. 22 (1): 50–65. doi:10.1101/gad.1622708. PMC 2151014. PMID 18172165.
  2. "Entrez Gene: 5'-3' exoribonuclease 1".

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.