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YTHDF2
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA binding protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the YTHDF2 gene.

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Function

This gene encodes a member of the YTH (YT521-B homology) superfamily containing YTH domain. The YTH domain is typical for the eukaryotes and is particularly abundant in plants. The YTH domain is usually located in the middle of the protein sequence and may function in binding to RNA. In addition to a YTH domain, this protein has a proline-rich region which may be involved in signal transduction. An Alu-rich domain has been identified in one of the introns of this gene, which is thought to be associated with human longevity. Also, reciprocal translocations between this gene and the Runx1 (AML1) gene on chromosome 21 has been observed in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. This gene was initially mapped to chromosome 14, which was later turned out to be a pseudogene. Alternatively, spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified in this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2012].

See also

N6-Methyladenosine

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA binding protein 2". Retrieved 2017-12-24. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/51441