UPF3A UPF3A regulator of nonsense mediated mRNA decay
Gene ID: 65110, updated on 5-Mar-2024Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: UPF3; HUPF3A; RENT3A
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Summary
This gene encodes a protein that is part of a post-splicing multiprotein complex involved in both mRNA nuclear export and mRNA surveillance. The encoded protein is one of two functional homologs to yeast Upf3p. mRNA surveillance detects exported mRNAs with truncated open reading frames and initiates nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). When translation ends upstream from the last exon-exon junction, this triggers NMD to degrade mRNAs containing premature stop codons. This protein binds to the mRNA and remains bound after nuclear export, acting as a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein. It forms with Y14 a complex that binds specifically 20 nt upstream of exon-exon junctions. This gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 13. Several splice variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2017]
Genomic context
- Location:
- 13q34
- Sequence:
- Chromosome: 13; NC_000013.11 (114281601..114305817)
- Total number of exons:
- 14
Variation
| Resource | Links for this gene |
|---|---|
| ClinVar | Variants reported to ClinVar |
| dbVar | Studies and variants |
| SNP | Variation Viewer for UPF3A variants |
| Genome viewer | Explore NCBI-annotated and select non-NCBI annotated genome assemblies |
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- RefSeq RNAsLink to Nucleotide RefSeq RNAs
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