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UPF3B UPF3B regulator of nonsense mediated mRNA decay

Gene ID: 65109, updated on 24-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: MRX62; MRX82; UPF3X; HUPF3B; MRXS14; RENT3B; UPF3BP1; UPF3BP2; UPF3BP3; Upf3p-X

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 X. Two splice variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Syndromic X-linked intellectual disability 14
MedGen: C1970822OMIM: 300676GeneReviews: Not available
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Copy number response

Description
Copy number response
Haploinsufficency

Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity (Last evaluated 2021-02-09)

ClinGen Genome Curation PagePubMed
Triplosensitivity

No evidence available (Last evaluated 2021-02-09)

ClinGen Genome Curation Page

Genomic context

Location:
Xq24
Sequence:
Chromosome: X; NC_000023.11 (119805311..119852963, complement)
Total number of exons:
16

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