| ncRNA Symbol: | SMG7 | | Full Name: | SMG7, nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor | | Category: | mRNA | | Synonyms: | C1orf16|EST1C|SGA56M | | Chromosome: | chr1 | | Strand: | + | | Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 183472216 | End Site(bp): | 183598246 | | | Gene 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] | | External Links: | |
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