3'-5' RNA解旋酶YTHDC2 (EC 3.6.4.13) (含YTH结构域蛋白2) (hYTHDC2)
3'-5' RNA解旋酶YTHDC2 (EC 3.6.4.13) (含YTH结构域蛋白2) (hYTHDC2)
Q9H6S0功能描述
3'-5' RNA解旋酶,通过促进干细胞从有丝分裂向减数分裂的转变,在雄性和雌性生殖系中发挥关键作用 (PubMed:26318451, PubMed:29033321, PubMed:29970596)。特异性识别并结合含有N6-甲基腺苷 (m6A) 的RNA,这种修饰存在于mRNA内部位点及某些非编码RNA中,在RNA加工效率和稳定性方面发挥作用 (PubMed:26318451, PubMed:29033321)。通过调节含m6A RNA的水平,对于确保生殖系减数分裂程序的顺利进行至关重要 (By similarity)。通过结合并促进含m6A mRNA的降解发挥作用:此过程需要3'-5' RNA解旋酶活性,RNA降解可能由XRN1核糖核酸外切酶介导 (PubMed:29033321)。精子发生和卵子发生均需要 (By similarity)。 {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:B2RR83, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26318451, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29033321, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29970596}。
组织特异性
Expressed in testis (PubMed:29087293). Not detected in spermatogonia next to the tubule wall but is strongly expressed in spermatocytes, suggesting that it is up-regulated in germ cells upon entry into meiosis (PubMed:29087293).
亚细胞定位
Cytoplasm
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