GEMIN8

GEMIN8
Identifiers
Aliases GEMIN8, FAM51A1, gem nuclear organelle associated protein 8
External IDs MGI: 2384300 HomoloGene: 9882 GeneCards: GEMIN8
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

54960

237221

Ensembl

ENSG00000046647

ENSMUSG00000040621

UniProt

Q9NWZ8

Q8BHE1

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001042479
NM_001042480
NM_017856

NM_146238
NM_001310722
NM_001310724

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001035944.1
NP_001035945.1
NP_060326.1

NP_001297651.1
NP_001297653.1
NP_666350.2

Location (UCSC) Chr X: 14.01 – 14.03 Mb Chr X: 166.17 – 166.19 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
Wikidata
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Gem-associated protein 8 (Gemin-8) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GEMIN8 gene.[3][4]

Function

Gemin-8 is part of the SMN complex, which is necessary for spliceosomal snRNP assembly in the cytoplasm and pre-mRNA splicing in the nucleus. Gemin-8 binds to both SMN1 and the GEMIN6 / GEMIN7 heterodimer, mediating their interaction. This protein is found in nuclear Gemini of Cajal bodies (gems) and in the cytoplasm. Three transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[3]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: gem (nuclear organelle) associated protein 8".
  4. Carissimi C, Saieva L, Baccon J, Chiarella P, Maiolica A, Sawyer A, Rappsilber J, Pellizzoni L (March 2006). "Gemin8 is a novel component of the survival motor neuron complex and functions in small nuclear ribonucleoprotein assembly". J. Biol. Chem. 281 (12): 8126–34. doi:10.1074/jbc.M512243200. PMID 16434402.

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