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This article is about the gene and encoded protein. For the Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries Report (2nd edition), see Disease Control Priorities Project.
mRNA-decapping enzyme 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCP2gene.[1][2][3]
DCP2 is a key component of an mRNA-decapping complex required for removal of the 5-prime cap from mRNA prior to its degradation from the 5-prime end (Fenger-Gron et al., 2005).[supplied by OMIM][3]
↑Lejeune, Fabrice; Li Xiaojie; Maquat Lynne E (Sep 2003). "Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in mammalian cells involves decapping, deadenylating, and exonucleolytic activities". Mol. Cell. United States. 12 (3): 675–87. doi:10.1016/S1097-2765(03)00349-6. ISSN1097-2765. PMID14527413.
Further reading
Ueno K, Kumagai T, Kijima T, et al. (1998). "Cloning and tissue expression of cDNAs from chromosome 5q21-22 which is frequently deleted in advanced lung cancer". Hum. Genet. 102 (1): 63–8. doi:10.1007/s004390050655. PMID9490301.
Lejeune F, Li X, Maquat LE (2003). "Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in mammalian cells involves decapping, deadenylating, and exonucleolytic activities". Mol. Cell. 12 (3): 675–87. doi:10.1016/S1097-2765(03)00349-6. PMID14527413.
Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID14702039.
Fenger-Grøn M, Fillman C, Norrild B, Lykke-Andersen J (2006). "Multiple processing body factors and the ARE binding protein TTP activate mRNA decapping". Mol. Cell. 20 (6): 905–15. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2005.10.031. PMID16364915.