Species Human Entrez 10594 | Human Mouse Ensembl n/a | |
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Aliases PRPF8, pre-mRNA processing factor 8, HPRP8, PRP8, PRPC8, RP13, SNRNP220 External IDs MGI: 2179381 HomoloGene: 4706 GeneCards: PRPF8 | ||
Pre-mRNA-processing-splicing factor 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRPF8 gene.
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Function
Pre-mRNA splicing occurs in 2 sequential transesterification steps. The protein encoded by this gene is a component of both U2- and U12-dependent spliceosomes, and found to be essential for the catalytic step II in pre-mRNA splicing process. It contains several WD repeats, which function in protein-protein interactions. This protein has a sequence similarity to yeast Prp8 protein. This gene is a candidate gene for autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
Interactions
PRPF8 has been shown to interact with WDR57 and EFTUD2.
References
PRPF8 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA