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SSB small RNA binding exonuclease protection factor La

Gene ID: 6741, updated on 17-Jun-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: La; LARP3; La/SSB

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is involved in diverse aspects of RNA metabolism, including binding and protecting poly(U) termini of nascent RNA polymerase III transcripts from exonuclease digestion, processing 5' and 3' ends of pre-tRNA precursors, acting as an RNA chaperone, and binding viral RNAs associated with hepatitis C virus. Autoantibodies reacting with this protein are found in the sera of patients with Sjogren syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus. Alternative promoter usage results in two different transcript variants which encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2014]

Genomic context

Location:
2q31.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 2; NC_000002.12 (169798871..169812064)
Total number of exons:
13

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