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Gene information for STAU2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID27067
Official gene symbolSTAU2
Full namestaufen, RNA binding protein, homolog 2 (Drosophila)
Aliases,39K2,39K3,DKFZp781K0371,MGC119606,
Gene summaryStaufen 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]
LocationChromosome: 8   Locus: 8q13-q21.1
Gene position74659943 - 74332604  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size327340 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605920