Entrez gene ID | | 27067 |
Official gene symbol | | STAU2 |
Full name | | staufen, RNA binding protein, homolog 2 (Drosophila) |
Aliases | | ,39K2,39K3,DKFZp781K0371,MGC119606, |
Gene summary | | Staufen homolog 2 is a member of the family of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-binding proteins involved in the transport and/or localization of mRNAs to different subcellular compartments and/or organelles. These proteins are characterized by the presence of multiple dsRNA-binding domains which are required to bind RNAs having double-stranded secondary structures. Staufen homolog 2 shares 48.5% and 59.9% similarity with drosophila and human staufen, respectively. The exact function of Staufen homolog 2 is not known, but since it contains 3 copies of conserved dsRNA binding domain, it could be involved in double-stranded RNA binding events. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 8 Locus: 8q13-q21.1 |
Gene position | | 74659943 - 74332604 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 327340 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 605920 |
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