WD repeat domain 18
WD repeat domain 18 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WDR18 gene. [5]
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Aliases | WDR18, Ipi3, R32184_1, WD repeat domain 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
External IDs | MGI: 2158400 HomoloGene: 32573 GeneCards: WDR18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Function
This gene encodes a member of the WD repeat protein family. WD repeats are minimally conserved regions of approximately 40 amino acids typically bracketed by gly-his and trp-asp (GH-WD), which may facilitate formation of heterotrimeric or multiprotein complexes. Members of this family are involved in a variety of cellular processes, including cell cycle progression, signal transduction, apoptosis, and gene regulation. WDR18 forms a nucleolar complex with LAS1L, PELP1, TEX10 called the rixosome which is involved in RNA degradation.[6][7] The rixosome is a nucleolar complex that cofractionates with the 60S preribosomal subunit. Recruitment of the rixosome by the Polycomb Repressive Complex 1 has been proposed to lead to its functioning in establishing repressive chromatin structures by assisting in degrading nascent RNA.[8]
References
- GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000065268 - Ensembl, May 2017
- GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000035754 - Ensembl, May 2017
- "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- "Entrez Gene: WD repeat domain 18". Retrieved 2017-08-12.
- Castle CD, Cassimere EK, Denicourt C (February 2012). "LAS1L interacts with the mammalian Rix1 complex to regulate ribosome biogenesis". Molecular Biology of the Cell. 23 (4): 716–728. doi:10.1091/mbc.E11-06-0530. PMC 3279398. PMID 22190735.
- Shipkovenska G, Durango A, Kalocsay M, Gygi SP, Moazed D (June 2020). "A conserved RNA degradation complex required for spreading and epigenetic inheritance of heterochromatin". eLife. 9. doi:10.7554/eLife.54341. PMC 7269676. PMID 32491985.
- Zhou H, Stein CB, Shafiq TA, Shipkovenska G, Kalocsay M, Paulo JA, et al. (April 2022). "Rixosomal RNA degradation contributes to silencing of Polycomb target genes". Nature. 604 (7904): 167–174. Bibcode:2022Natur.604..167Z. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-04598-0. PMC 8986528. PMID 35355014.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.