RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 386766864 339 ELTLVVENVGKheSYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSkAVLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKT-VNKFEWKLHRFE 414
Cdd:cd12292    1 GLILKITGIGP--SVSRDDLKELFKQFGEVEYVDFTPG-DDEGHVRFKTSEAAQKARDAYTGKLeLNGKEWKLEILE 74

RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 386766864  177 VFVTNLPNEYLHKDLVALFAKFGRLSALQRFTNLNG--NKSVLIAFDTSTGAEAVLQAKPKAlTLGDNVL 244
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRDETGrsKGFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGK-ELGGREL 69

RNA recognition motif 2 in La autoantigen (La or SS-B or LARP3), La-related protein 7 (LARP7 or PIP7S) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of La and LARP7. La is a highly abundant nuclear phosphoprotein and well conserved in eukaryotes. It specifically binds the 3'-terminal UUU-OH motif of nascent RNA polymerase III transcripts and protects them from exonucleolytic degradation by 3' exonucleases. In addition, La can directly facilitate the translation and/or metabolism of many UUU-3' OH-lacking cellular and viral mRNAs, through binding internal RNA sequences within the untranslated regions of target mRNAs. LARP7 is an oligopyrimidine-binding protein that binds to the highly conserved 3'-terminal U-rich stretch (3' -UUU-OH) of 7SK RNA. It is a stable component of the 7SK small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (7SK snRNP), intimately associates with all the nuclear 7SK and is required for 7SK stability. LARP7 also acts as a negative transcriptional regulator of cellular and viral polymerase II genes, acting by means of the 7SK snRNP system. LARP7 plays an essential role in the inhibition of positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb)-dependent transcription, which has been linked to the global control of cell growth and tumorigenesis. Both La and LARP7 contain an N-terminal La motif (LAM), followed by two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 386766864 339 ELTLVVENVGKheSYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSkAVLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKT-VNKFEWKLHRFE 414
Cdd:cd12292    1 GLILKITGIGP--SVSRDDLKELFKQFGEVEYVDFTPG-DDEGHVRFKTSEAAQKARDAYTGKLeLNGKEWKLEILE 74

RNA recognition motif. (a.k.a. RRM, RBD, or RNP domain); The RRM motif is probably diagnostic of an RNA binding protein. RRMs are found in a variety of RNA binding proteins, including various hnRNP proteins, proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of snRNPs. The motif also appears in a few single stranded DNA binding proteins. The RRM structure consists of four strands and two helices arranged in an alpha/beta sandwich, with a third helix present during RNA binding in some cases The C-terminal beta strand (4th strand) and final helix are hard to align and have been omitted in the SEED alignment The LA proteins have an N terminal rrm which is included in the seed. There is a second region towards the C terminus that has some features characteriztic of a rrm but does not appear to have the important structural core of a rrm. The LA proteins are one of the main autoantigens in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease.

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gi 386766864  342 LVVENVgkHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVC-----SKAVlAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVNKFEWK 409
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNL--PPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRdetgrSKGF-AFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGKELGGRELK 70

RNA recognition motif;

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gi 386766864   341 TLVVENVgkHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAVL-----AFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVN 404
Cdd:smart00360   1 TLFVGNL--PPDTTEEELRELFSKFGKVESVRLVRDKETGkskgfAFVEFESEEDAEKALEALNGKELD 67

RNA recognition motif;

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gi 386766864   259 TVVVGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFEKVAPVEAVTISSNRLMPR----AFVRLASVDDIPKALK-LHSTELFSRFITV 326
Cdd:smart00360   1 TLFVGNLPPDTTEEELRELFSKFGKVESVRLVRDKETGKskgfAFVEFESEEDAEKALEaLNGKELDGRPLKV 73

RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 386766864 177 VFVTNLPNEYLHKDLVALFAKFGRLSALQRFTNLNGNKS--VLIAFDTSTGAEAVLQAKpKALTLGDNVLSVS 247
Cdd:cd00590    1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLRELFSKFGEVVSVRIVRDRDGKSKgfAFVEFESPEDAEKALEAL-NGTELGGRPLKVS 72

nucleic acid binding protein; Provisional

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gi 386766864 420 RAILVTNLTSDATEADLRKVFNDSGEIESIIM-----LGQKAVVKFKDDEG 465
Cdd:PLN03120   5 RTVKVSNVSLKATERDIKEFFSFSGDIEYVEMqseneRSQIAYVTFKDPQG 55

splicing factor, CC1-like family; This model represents a subfamily of RNA splicing factors including the Pad-1 protein (N. crassa), CAPER (M. musculus) and CC1.3 (H.sapiens). These proteins are characterized by an N-terminal arginine-rich, low complexity domain followed by three (or in the case of 4 H. sapiens paralogs, two) RNA recognition domains (rrm: pfam00706). These splicing factors are closely related to the U2AF splicing factor family (TIGR01642). A homologous gene from Plasmodium falciparum was identified in the course of the analysis of that genome at TIGR and was included in the seed.

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gi 386766864  143 KKSEKANSEKSEENRGIPKvkvgkiPLGTPK--NQIVFVTNLPNEYLHKDLVALFAKFGRLSALQRFTNLNGNKSVLIAF 220
Cdd:TIGR01622  87 RDDRRSRREKPRARDGTPE------PLTEDErdRRTVFVQQLAARARERDLYEFFSKVGKVRDVQIIKDRNSRRSKGVGY 160

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gi 386766864  221 DTSTGAEAVlqakPKALTL-GDNVLSVS---QPRNKEEN-----------------NERTVVVGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFE 279
Cdd:TIGR01622 161 VEFYDVDSV----QAALALtGQKLLGIPvivQLSEAEKNraaraatetsghhpnsiPFHRLYVGNLHFNITEQDLRQIFE 236

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gi 386766864  280 KVAPVEAVTISSNRLMPRA----FVRLASVDDIPKAL-KLHSTELFSRFITV 326
Cdd:TIGR01622 237 PFGEIEFVQLQKDPETGRSkgygFIQFRDAEQAKEALeKMNGFELAGRPIKV 288

RNA recognition motif 2 in La autoantigen (La or SS-B or LARP3), La-related protein 7 (LARP7 or PIP7S) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of La and LARP7. La is a highly abundant nuclear phosphoprotein and well conserved in eukaryotes. It specifically binds the 3'-terminal UUU-OH motif of nascent RNA polymerase III transcripts and protects them from exonucleolytic degradation by 3' exonucleases. In addition, La can directly facilitate the translation and/or metabolism of many UUU-3' OH-lacking cellular and viral mRNAs, through binding internal RNA sequences within the untranslated regions of target mRNAs. LARP7 is an oligopyrimidine-binding protein that binds to the highly conserved 3'-terminal U-rich stretch (3' -UUU-OH) of 7SK RNA. It is a stable component of the 7SK small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (7SK snRNP), intimately associates with all the nuclear 7SK and is required for 7SK stability. LARP7 also acts as a negative transcriptional regulator of cellular and viral polymerase II genes, acting by means of the 7SK snRNP system. LARP7 plays an essential role in the inhibition of positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb)-dependent transcription, which has been linked to the global control of cell growth and tumorigenesis. Both La and LARP7 contain an N-terminal La motif (LAM), followed by two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 386766864 339 ELTLVVENVGKheSYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSkAVLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKT-VNKFEWKLHRFE 414
Cdd:cd12292    1 GLILKITGIGP--SVSRDDLKELFKQFGEVEYVDFTPG-DDEGHVRFKTSEAAQKARDAYTGKLeLNGKEWKLEILE 74

polyadenylate binding protein, human types 1, 2, 3, 4 family; These eukaryotic proteins recognize the poly-A of mRNA and consists of four tandem RNA recognition domains at the N-terminus (rrm: pfam00076) followed by a PABP-specific domain (pfam00658) at the C-terminus. The protein is involved in the transport of mRNA's from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. There are four paralogs in Homo sapiens which are expressed in testis, platelets, broadly expressed and of unknown tissue range.

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gi 386766864  177 VFVTNLPNEYLHKDLVALFAKFGRLSALQRFTNLNGnKS---VLIAFDTSTGAEAVLQaKPKALTLGDNVLSVS--QPRN 251
Cdd:TIGR01628  91 IFVKNLDKSVDNKALFDTFSKFGNILSCKVATDENG-KSrgyGFVHFEKEESAKAAIQ-KVNGMLLNDKEVYVGrfIKKH 168

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gi 386766864  252 KEENNERT----VVVGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFEKVAPVEAVTI---SSNRLMPRAFVRLASVDDIPKAL-KLHSTEL---- 319
Cdd:TIGR01628 169 EREAAPLKkftnLYVKNLDPSVNEDKLRELFAKFGEITSAAVmkdGSGRSRGFAFVNFEKHEDAAKAVeEMNGKKIglak 248

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gi 386766864  320 FSRFITVRRiSQESISRTSEL-----TLVVENVGKHE-----------SYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVC-----SKA 378
Cdd:TIGR01628 249 EGKKLYVGR-AQKRAEREAELrrkfeELQQERKMKAQgvnlyvknlddTVTDEKLRELFSECGEITSAKVMLdekgvSRG 327

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gi 386766864  379 vLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVN 404
Cdd:TIGR01628 328 -FGFVCFSNPEEANRAVTEMHGRMLG 352

RNA recognition motif. (a.k.a. RRM, RBD, or RNP domain); The RRM motif is probably diagnostic of an RNA binding protein. RRMs are found in a variety of RNA binding proteins, including various hnRNP proteins, proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of snRNPs. The motif also appears in a few single stranded DNA binding proteins. The RRM structure consists of four strands and two helices arranged in an alpha/beta sandwich, with a third helix present during RNA binding in some cases The C-terminal beta strand (4th strand) and final helix are hard to align and have been omitted in the SEED alignment The LA proteins have an N terminal rrm which is included in the seed. There is a second region towards the C terminus that has some features characteriztic of a rrm but does not appear to have the important structural core of a rrm. The LA proteins are one of the main autoantigens in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease.

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gi 386766864  342 LVVENVgkHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVC-----SKAVlAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVNKFEWK 409
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNL--PPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRdetgrSKGF-AFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGKELGGRELK 70

RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 386766864 260 VVVGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFEKVAPVEAVTISSNRLMPR---AFVRLASVDDIPKALK-LHSTELFSRFITVR 327
Cdd:cd00590    1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLRELFSKFGEVVSVRIVRDRDGKSkgfAFVEFESPEDAEKALEaLNGTELGGRPLKVS 72

RNA recognition motif. (a.k.a. RRM, RBD, or RNP domain); The RRM motif is probably diagnostic of an RNA binding protein. RRMs are found in a variety of RNA binding proteins, including various hnRNP proteins, proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of snRNPs. The motif also appears in a few single stranded DNA binding proteins. The RRM structure consists of four strands and two helices arranged in an alpha/beta sandwich, with a third helix present during RNA binding in some cases The C-terminal beta strand (4th strand) and final helix are hard to align and have been omitted in the SEED alignment The LA proteins have an N terminal rrm which is included in the seed. There is a second region towards the C terminus that has some features characteriztic of a rrm but does not appear to have the important structural core of a rrm. The LA proteins are one of the main autoantigens in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease.

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gi 386766864  260 VVVGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFEKVAPVEAVTISSN---RLMPRAFVRLASVDDIPKALK-LHSTELFSRFIT 325
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRDetgRSKGFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEaLNGKELGGRELK 70

RNA recognition motif;

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gi 386766864   259 TVVVGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFEKVAPVEAVTISSNRLMPR----AFVRLASVDDIPKALK-LHSTELFSRFITV 326
Cdd:smart00360   1 TLFVGNLPPDTTEEELRELFSKFGKVESVRLVRDKETGKskgfAFVEFESEEDAEKALEaLNGKELDGRPLKV 73

RNA recognition motif. (a.k.a. RRM, RBD, or RNP domain); The RRM motif is probably diagnostic of an RNA binding protein. RRMs are found in a variety of RNA binding proteins, including various hnRNP proteins, proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of snRNPs. The motif also appears in a few single stranded DNA binding proteins. The RRM structure consists of four strands and two helices arranged in an alpha/beta sandwich, with a third helix present during RNA binding in some cases The C-terminal beta strand (4th strand) and final helix are hard to align and have been omitted in the SEED alignment The LA proteins have an N terminal rrm which is included in the seed. There is a second region towards the C terminus that has some features characteriztic of a rrm but does not appear to have the important structural core of a rrm. The LA proteins are one of the main autoantigens in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease.

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gi 386766864  177 VFVTNLPNEYLHKDLVALFAKFGRLSALQRFTNLNG--NKSVLIAFDTSTGAEAVLQAKPKAlTLGDNVL 244
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRDETGrsKGFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGK-ELGGREL 69

RNA recognition motif 1 in fungal pre-messenger RNA splicing protein 24 (Prp24) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 of Prp24, also termed U4/U6 snRNA-associated-splicing factor PRP24 (U4/U6 snRNP), an RNA-binding protein with four well conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). It facilitates U6 RNA base-pairing with U4 RNA during spliceosome assembly. Prp24 specifically binds free U6 RNA primarily with RRMs 1 and 2 and facilitates pairing of U6 RNA bases with U4 RNA bases. Additionally, it may also be involved in dissociation of the U4/U6 complex during spliceosome activation.

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gi 386766864 422 ILVTNLTSDATEADLRKVFNDSGEIESIIML----GQKAVVKFKDDEG 465
Cdd:cd12296    3 VLVKNLPKSITENKIRQFFKDCGEIREVKILesgnGLVAVIEFETEDE 50

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate RNA-binding protein RBM23, RBM39 and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of RBM39 (also termed HCC1), a nuclear autoantigen that contains an N-terminal arginine/serine rich (RS) motif and three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). An octapeptide sequence called the RS-ERK motif is repeated six times in the RS region of RBM39. Although the cellular function of RBM23 remains unclear, it shows high sequence homology to RBM39 and contains two RRMs. It may possibly function as a pre-mRNA splicing factor.

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gi 386766864 262 VGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFEKVAPVEAVTISSNRLMPR----AFVRLASVDDIPKAL-KLHSTELFSRFITV 326
Cdd:cd12284    3 VGSLHFNITEDMLRGIFEPFGKIEFVQLQKDPETGRskgyGFIQFRDAEDAKKALeQLNGFELAGRPMKV 72

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate RNA-binding protein 26 (RBM26) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 of RBM26, and the RRM of RBM27. RBM26, also known as cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) tumor antigen se70-2, represents a cutaneous lymphoma (CL)-associated antigen. It contains two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also known as RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). The RRMs may play some functional roles in RNA-binding or protein-protein interactions. RBM27 contains only one RRM; its biological function remains unclear.

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gi 386766864 341 TLVVENVgKHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDvVCSKAVLAFVTFKQSDAATKAL 395
Cdd:cd12257    3 TLEVRNI-PPELNNITKLREHFSKFGTIVNIQ-VNYNPESALVQFSTSEEANKAY 55

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in RNA-binding protein 7 (RBM7) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of RBM7, RBM11 and their eukaryotic homologous. RBM7 is an ubiquitously expressed pre-mRNA splicing factor that enhances messenger RNA (mRNA) splicing in a cell-specific manner or in a certain developmental process, such as spermatogenesis. It interacts with splicing factors SAP145 (the spliceosomal splicing factor 3b subunit 2) and SRp20, and may play a more specific role in meiosis entry and progression. Together with additional testis-specific RNA-binding proteins, RBM7 may regulate the splicing of specific pre-mRNA species that are important in the meiotic cell cycle. RBM11 is a novel tissue-specific splicing regulator that is selectively expressed in brain, cerebellum and testis, and to a lower extent in kidney. It is localized in the nucleoplasm and enriched in SRSF2-containing splicing speckles. It may play a role in the modulation of alternative splicing during neuron and germ cell differentiation. Both, RBM7 and RBM11, contain an N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), and a region lacking known homology at the C-terminus. The RRM is responsible for RNA binding, whereas the C-terminal region permits nuclear localization and homodimerization.

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gi 386766864 257 ERTVVVGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFEKVAPVEAVTISSNR-LMPR--AFVRLASVDDIPKALKL-HSTELFSRFITVR 327
Cdd:cd12336    1 DRTLFVGNLDPRVTEEILYELFLQAGPLEGVKIPKDPnGKPKnfAFVTFKHEVSVPYAIQLlNGIRLFGREIRIK 75

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in chloroplastic plastid-specific 30S ribosomal protein 2 (PSRP-2) and similar proteins; PSRP-2, also called chloroplastic 30S ribosomal protein 2, or chloroplastic small ribosomal subunit protein cS22, is a component of the chloroplast ribosome (chloro-ribosome), a dedicated translation machinery responsible for the synthesis of chloroplast genome-encoded proteins, including proteins of the transcription and translation machinery and components of the photosynthetic apparatus. It binds single strand DNA (ssDNA) and RNA in vitro. It exhibits RNA chaperone activity and regulates negatively resistance responses to abiotic stresses during seed germination (e.g. salt, dehydration, and low temperature) and seedling growth (e.g. salt). The family also includes Nicotiana sylvestris chloroplastic 33 kDa ribonucleoprotein (NsCP33) and Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplastic 31 kDa ribonucleoprotein (AtCP31A). NsCP33 may be involved in splicing and/or processing of chloroplast RNA's. AtCP31A, also called RNA-binding protein 1/2/3 (AtRBP33), or RNA-binding protein CP31A, or RNA-binding protein RNP-T, or RNA-binding protein cp31, is required for specific RNA editing events in chloroplasts and stabilizes specific chloroplast mRNAs, as well as for normal chloroplast development under cold stress conditions by stabilizing transcripts of numerous mRNAs under these conditions. CP31A may modulate telomere replication through RNA binding domains. Members in this family contain two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). The model corresponds to the first RRM motif.

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gi 386766864 352 SYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAV-----LAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVN 404
Cdd:cd21609   10 NVTSEELAKIFEEAGTVEIAEVMYDRYTgrsrgFGFVTMGSVEDAKAAIEKLNGTEVG 67

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in RNA-binding protein with serine-rich domain 1 (RNPS1) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of RNPS1 and its eukaryotic homologs. RNPS1, also termed RNA-binding protein prevalent during the S phase, or SR-related protein LDC2, was originally characterized as a general pre-mRNA splicing activator, which activates both constitutive and alternative splicing of pre-mRNA in vitro.It has been identified as a protein component of the splicing-dependent mRNP complex, or exon-exon junction complex (EJC), and is directly involved in mRNA surveillance. Furthermore, RNPS1 is a splicing regulator whose activator function is controlled in part by CK2 (casein kinase II) protein kinase phosphorylation. It can also function as a squamous-cell carcinoma antigen recognized by T cells-3 (SART3)-binding protein, and is involved in the regulation of mRNA splicing. RNPS1 contains an N-terminal serine-rich (S) domain, a central RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), and the C-terminal arginine/serine/proline-rich (RS/P) domain.

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gi 386766864 356 DALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAV-----LAFVTFKQSDAATKAL-----AQLDGKTVN 404
Cdd:cd12365   13 DHLKEIFSVYGTVKNVDLPIDREPnlprgYAYVEFESPEDAEKAIkhmdgGQIDGQEVT 71

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in plant Mei2-like proteins; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of Mei2-like proteins that represent an ancient eukaryotic RNA-binding proteins family. Their corresponding Mei2-like genes appear to have arisen early in eukaryote evolution, been lost from some lineages such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and metazoans, and diversified in the plant lineage. The plant Mei2-like genes may function in cell fate specification during development, rather than as stimulators of meiosis. Members in this family contain three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). The C-terminal RRM (RRM3) is unique to Mei2-like proteins and it is highly conserved between plants and fungi. Up to date, the intracellular localization, RNA target(s), cellular interactions and phosphorylation states of Mei2-like proteins in plants remain unclear.

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gi 386766864 341 TLVVENVgkHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAVLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVNKFEWKLH 411
Cdd:cd12524    3 TLFVRNI--NSSVEDEELRALFEQFGEIRTLYTACKHRGFIMVSYYDIRAAQSAKRALQGTELGGRKLDIH 71

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in granule-associated RNA binding proteins (p40-TIA-1 and TIAR), and yeast nuclear and cytoplasmic polyadenylated RNA-binding protein PUB1; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM3 of TIA-1, TIAR, and PUB1. Nucleolysin TIA-1 isoform p40 (p40-TIA-1 or TIA-1) and nucleolysin TIA-1-related protein (TIAR) are granule-associated RNA binding proteins involved in inducing apoptosis in cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL) target cells. They share high sequence similarity and are expressed in a wide variety of cell types. TIA-1 can be phosphorylated by a serine/threonine kinase that is activated during Fas-mediated apoptosis.TIAR is mainly localized in the nucleus of hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells. It is translocated from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in response to exogenous triggers of apoptosis. Both TIA-1 and TIAR bind specifically to poly(A) but not to poly(C) homopolymers. They are composed of three N-terminal highly homologous RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a glutamine-rich C-terminal auxiliary domain containing a lysosome-targeting motif. TIA-1 and TIAR interact with RNAs containing short stretches of uridylates and their RRM2 can mediate the specific binding to uridylate-rich RNAs. The C-terminal auxiliary domain may be responsible for interacting with other proteins. In addition, TIA-1 and TIAR share a potential serine protease-cleavage site (Phe-Val-Arg) localized at the junction between their RNA binding domains and their C-terminal auxiliary domains. This subfamily also includes a yeast nuclear and cytoplasmic polyadenylated RNA-binding protein PUB1, termed ARS consensus-binding protein ACBP-60, or poly uridylate-binding protein, or poly(U)-binding protein, which has been identified as both a heterogeneous nuclear RNA-binding protein (hnRNP) and a cytoplasmic mRNA-binding protein (mRNP). It may be stably bound to a translationally inactive subpopulation of mRNAs within the cytoplasm. PUB1 is distributed in both, the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and binds to poly(A)+ RNA (mRNA or pre-mRNA). Although it is one of the major cellular proteins cross-linked by UV light to polyadenylated RNAs in vivo, PUB1 is nonessential for cell growth in yeast. PUB1 also binds to T-rich single stranded DNA (ssDNA); however, there is no strong evidence implicating PUB1 in the mechanism of DNA replication. PUB1 contains three RRMs, and a GAR motif (glycine and arginine rich stretch) that is located between RRM2 and RRM3.

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gi 386766864 354 SSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAvLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVN 404
Cdd:cd12354   13 TEALLQQTFSPFGQILEVRVFPDKG-YAFIRFDSHEAATHAIVSVNGTIIN 62

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein hnRNP A and hnRNP D subfamilies and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 in the hnRNP A subfamily which includes hnRNP A0, hnRNP A1, hnRNP A2/B1, hnRNP A3 and similar proteins. hnRNP A0 is a low abundance hnRNP protein that has been implicated in mRNA stability in mammalian cells. hnRNP A1 is an abundant eukaryotic nuclear RNA-binding protein that may modulate splice site selection in pre-mRNA splicing. hnRNP A2/B1 is an RNA trafficking response element-binding protein that interacts with the hnRNP A2 response element (A2RE). hnRNP A3 is also a RNA trafficking response element-binding protein that participates in the trafficking of A2RE-containing RNA. The hnRNP A subfamily is characterized by two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), followed by a long glycine-rich region at the C-terminus. The hnRNP D subfamily includes hnRNP D0, hnRNP A/B, hnRNP DL and similar proteins. hnRNP D0 is a UUAG-specific nuclear RNA binding protein that may be involved in pre-mRNA splicing and telomere elongation. hnRNP A/B is an RNA unwinding protein with a high affinity for G- followed by U-rich regions. hnRNP A/B has also been identified as an APOBEC1-binding protein that interacts with apolipoprotein B (apoB) mRNA transcripts around the editing site and thus, plays an important role in apoB mRNA editing. hnRNP DL (or hnRNP D-like) is a dual functional protein that possesses DNA- and RNA-binding properties. It has been implicated in mRNA biogenesis at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. All members in this subfamily contain two putative RRMs and a glycine- and tyrosine-rich C-terminus. The family also contains DAZAP1 (Deleted in azoospermia-associated protein 1), RNA-binding protein Musashi homolog Musashi-1, Musashi-2 and similar proteins. They all harbor two RRMs.

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gi 386766864 362 FKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAV-----LAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQ----LDGKTV 403
Cdd:cd12325   19 FSKYGEVVDCVVMKDPATgrsrgFGFVTFKDPSSVDAVLAArphtLDGRTI 69

RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 386766864 422 ILVTNLTSDATEADLRKVFNDSGEIESIIMLGQK-------AVVKFKDDE 464
Cdd:cd00590    1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLRELFSKFGEVVSVRIVRDRdgkskgfAFVEFESPE 50

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in alkylated DNA repair protein alkB homolog 8 (ALKBH8) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of ALKBH8, also termed alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase ABH8, or S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent tRNA methyltransferase ABH8, expressed in various types of human cancers. It is essential in urothelial carcinoma cell survival mediated by NOX-1-dependent ROS signals. ALKBH8 has also been identified as a tRNA methyltransferase that catalyzes methylation of tRNA to yield 5-methylcarboxymethyl uridine (mcm5U) at the wobble position of the anticodon loop. Thus, ALKBH8 plays a crucial role in the DNA damage survival pathway through a distinct mechanism involving the regulation of tRNA modification. ALKBH8 localizes to the cytoplasm. It contains the characteristic AlkB domain that is composed of a tRNA methyltransferase motif, a motif homologous to the bacterial AlkB DNA/RNA repair enzyme, and a dioxygenase catalytic core domain encompassing cofactor-binding sites for iron and 2-oxoglutarate. In addition, unlike other AlkB homologs, ALKBH8 contains an N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), and a C-terminal S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent methyltransferase (MT) domain.

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gi 386766864 342 LVVENVGKHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAvLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGK 401
Cdd:cd12431    4 LVVANGGLGNGVSREQLLEVFEKYGTVEDIVMLPGKP-YSFVSFKSVEEAAKAYNALNGK 62

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in eukaryotic RNA-binding protein 18 and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of RBM18, a putative RNA-binding protein containing a well-conserved RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain). The biological role of RBM18 remains unclear.

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gi 386766864 358 LEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAV--------LAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTV 403
Cdd:cd12355   16 LLKLLSKYGKIKKFDFLFHKTGplkgqprgYCFVTFETKEEAEKAIECLNGKLA 69

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate RNA-binding protein 39 (RBM39) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 of RNA-binding protein 39 (RBM39), RNA-binding protein 23 (RBM23) and similar proteins. RBM39 (also termed HCC1) is a nuclear autoantigen that contains an N-terminal arginine/serine rich (RS) motif and three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). An octapeptide sequence called the RS-ERK motif is repeated six times in the RS region of RBM39. Although the cellular function of RBM23 remains unclear, it shows high sequence homology to RBM39 and contains two RRMs. It may possibly function as a pre-mRNA splicing factor.

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gi 386766864 259 TVVVGLIGPNITKDDLKTFFEKVAPVEAVTISSNRLMPR----AFVRLASVDDIPKALKLHSTELFSRFITVR 327
Cdd:cd12283    1 TVFVMQLSLKARERDLYEFFSKAGKVRDVRLIMDRNSRRskgvAYVEFYDVESVPLALALTGQRLLGQPIMVQ 73

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in Zinc finger CCHC-type and RNA-binding motif-containing protein 1 (ZCRB1) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of ZCRB1, also termed MADP-1, or U11/U12 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 31 kDa protein (U11/U12 snRNP 31 or U11/U12-31K), a novel multi-functional nuclear factor, which may be involved in morphine dependence, cold/heat stress, and hepatocarcinoma. It is located in the nucleoplasm, but outside the nucleolus. ZCRB1 is one of the components of U11/U12 snRNPs that bind to U12-type pre-mRNAs and form a di-snRNP complex, simultaneously recognizing the 5' splice site and branchpoint sequence. ZCRB1 is characterized by an RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), and a CCHC-type Zinc finger motif. In addition, it contains core nucleocapsid motifs, and Lys- and Glu-rich domains.

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gi 386766864 352 SYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAV-----LAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVNKFEWK 409
Cdd:cd12393   12 SLTNNDLHQIFSKYGKVVKVTILKDKETrkskgVAFVLFLDRESAHNAVRAMNNKELFGRTLK 74

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in RNA-binding protein 19 (RBM19) and RNA recognition motif 2 found in multiple RNA-binding domain-containing protein 1 (MRD1); This subfamily corresponds to the RRM3 of RBM19 and RRM2 of MRD1. RBM19, also termed RNA-binding domain-1 (RBD-1), is a nucleolar protein conserved in eukaryotes involved in ribosome biogenesis by processing rRNA and is essential for preimplantation development. It has a unique domain organization containing 6 conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). MRD1 is encoded by a novel yeast gene MRD1 (multiple RNA-binding domain). It is well conserved in yeast and its homologs exist in all eukaryotes. MRD1 is present in the nucleolus and the nucleoplasm. It interacts with the 35 S precursor rRNA (pre-rRNA) and U3 small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs). It is essential for the initial processing at the A0-A2 cleavage sites in the 35 S pre-rRNA. MRD1 contains 5 conserved RRMs, which may play an important structural role in organizing specific rRNA processing events.

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gi 386766864 354 SSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAV-----LAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKT 402
Cdd:cd12316   12 TEDELRELFEAFGKISEVHIPLDKQTkrskgFAFVLFVIPEDAVKAYQELDGSI 65

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in fission yeast pre-mRNA-splicing factor Srp1p, Arabidopsis thaliana arginine/serine-rich-splicing factor RSp31 and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of Srp1p and RRM2 of plant SR splicing factors. Srp1p is encoded by gene srp1 from fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. It plays a role in the pre-mRNA splicing process, but is not essential for growth. Srp1p is closely related to the SR protein family found in Metazoa. It contains an N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), a glycine hinge and a RS domain in the middle, and a C-terminal domain. The family also includes a novel group of arginine/serine (RS) or serine/arginine (SR) splicing factors existing in plants, such as A. thaliana RSp31, RSp35, RSp41 and similar proteins. Like vertebrate RS splicing factors, these proteins function as plant splicing factors and play crucial roles in constitutive and alternative splicing in plants. They all contain two RRMs at their N-terminus and an RS domain at their C-terminus.

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gi 386766864 358 LEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVvcsKAVLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVN 404
Cdd:cd12233   17 IEKLFEPFGPLVRCDI---RKTFAFVEFEDSEDATKALEALHGSRID 60

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in the U1A/U2B"/SNF protein family; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of U1A/U2B"/SNF protein family, containing Drosophila sex determination protein SNF and its two mammalian counterparts, U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein A (U1 snRNP A or U1-A or U1A) and U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein B" (U2 snRNP B" or U2B"), all of which consist of two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs) connected by a variable, flexible linker. SNF is an RNA-binding protein found in the U1 and U2 snRNPs of Drosophila where it is essential in sex determination and possesses a novel dual RNA binding specificity. SNF binds with high affinity to both Drosophila U1 snRNA stem-loop II (SLII) and U2 snRNA stem-loop IV (SLIV). It can also bind to poly(U) RNA tracts flanking the alternatively spliced Sex-lethal (Sxl) exon, as does Drosophila Sex-lethal protein (SXL). U1A is an RNA-binding protein associated with the U1 snRNP, a small RNA-protein complex involved in pre-mRNA splicing. U1A binds with high affinity and specificity to stem-loop II (SLII) of U1 snRNA. It is predominantly a nuclear protein that shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm independently of interactions with U1 snRNA. Moreover, U1A may be involved in RNA 3'-end processing, specifically cleavage, splicing and polyadenylation, through interacting with a large number of non-snRNP proteins. U2B", initially identified to bind to stem-loop IV (SLIV) at the 3' end of U2 snRNA, is a unique protein that comprises of the U2 snRNP. Additional research indicates U2B" binds to U1 snRNA stem-loop II (SLII) as well and shows no preference for SLIV or SLII on the basis of binding affinity. U2B" does not require an auxiliary protein for binding to RNA and its nuclear transport is independent on U2 snRNA binding.

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gi 386766864 341 TLVVENVgkHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSKAVlAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTV 403
Cdd:cd12247    4 ILFLQNL--PEETTKEMLEMLFNQFPGFKEVRLVPRRGI-AFVEFETEEQATVALQALQGFKI 63

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in the Spen (split end) protein family; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 domain in the Spen (split end) protein family which includes RNA binding motif protein 15 (RBM15), putative RNA binding motif protein 15B (RBM15B), and similar proteins found in Metazoa. RBM15, also termed one-twenty two protein 1 (OTT1), conserved in eukaryotes, is a novel mRNA export factor and component of the NXF1 pathway. It binds to NXF1 and serves as receptor for the RNA export element RTE. It also possess mRNA export activity and can facilitate the access of DEAD-box protein DBP5 to mRNA at the nuclear pore complex (NPC). RNA-binding protein 15B (RBM15B), also termed one twenty-two 3 (OTT3), is a paralog of RBM15 and therefore has post-transcriptional regulatory activity. It is a nuclear protein sharing with RBM15 the association with the splicing factor compartment and the nuclear envelope as well as the binding to mRNA export factors NXF1 and Aly/REF. Members in this family belong to the Spen (split end) protein family, which share a domain architecture comprising of three N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), and a C-terminal SPOC (Spen paralog and ortholog C-terminal) domain.

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gi 386766864 341 TLVVENVgkHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSK----AVLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVNKFEWKL 410
Cdd:cd12309    4 TLFVGNL--EITITEEELRRAFERYGVVEDVDIKRPPrgqgNAYAFVKFLNLDMAHRAKVAMSGQYIGRNQIKI 75

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in yeast nucleolar protein 3 (Npl3p) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 of Npl3p, also termed mitochondrial targeting suppressor 1 protein, or nuclear polyadenylated RNA-binding protein 1. Npl3p is a major yeast RNA-binding protein that competes with 3'-end processing factors, such as Rna15, for binding to the nascent RNA, protecting the transcript from premature termination and coordinating transcription termination and the packaging of the fully processed transcript for export. It specifically recognizes a class of G/U-rich RNAs. Npl3p is a multi-domain protein containing two central RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), separated by a short linker and a C-terminal domain rich in glycine, arginine and serine residues.

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gi 386766864 351 ESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVcSKAVLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKTVN 404
Cdd:cd12340    9 PDTSESAIREIFSPYGPVKEVKML-SDSNFAFVEFEELEDAIRAKDSVHGRVLN 61

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in RAD52 motif-containing protein 1 (RDM1) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of RDM1, also termed RAD52 homolog B, a novel factor involved in the cellular response to the anti-cancer drug cisplatin in vertebrates. RDM1 contains a small RD motif that shares with the recombination and repair protein RAD52, and an RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain). The RD motif is responsible for the acidic pH-dependent DNA-binding properties of RDM1. It interacts with ss- and dsDNA, and may act as a DNA-damage recognition factor by recognizing the distortions of the double helix caused by cisplatin-DNA adducts in vitro. In addition, due to the presence of RRM, RDM1 can bind to RNA as well as DNA.

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gi 386766864 341 TLVVEN--VGKHESYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDV-----VCSKAVLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGKT 402
Cdd:cd12364    2 TLFVWNisPKLTEEEIYESLCKAFSAFGLLYSVRVfpnaaVATPGFYAFVKFYSARDASRAQKALNGKW 70

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in vertebrate heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein Q (hnRNP Q); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM3 of hnRNP Q, also termed glycine- and tyrosine-rich RNA-binding protein (GRY-RBP), or NS1-associated protein 1 (NASP1), or synaptotagmin-binding, cytoplasmic RNA-interacting protein (SYNCRIP). It is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear RNA-binding protein identified as a component of the spliceosome complex, as well as a component of the apobec-1 editosome. As an alternatively spliced version of NSAP, it acts as an interaction partner of a multifunctional protein required for viral replication, and is implicated in the regulation of specific mRNA transport. hnRNP Q has also been identified as SYNCRIP that is a dual functional protein participating in both viral RNA replication and translation. As a synaptotagmin-binding protein, hnRNP Q plays a putative role in organelle-based mRNA transport along the cytoskeleton. Moreover, hnRNP Q has been found in protein complexes involved in translationally coupled mRNA turnover and mRNA splicing. It functions as a wild-type survival motor neuron (SMN)-binding protein that may participate in pre-mRNA splicing and modulate mRNA transport along microtubuli. hnRNP Q contains an acidic auxiliary N-terminal region, followed by two well defined and one degenerated RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a C-terminal RGG motif; hnRNP Q binds RNA through its RRM domains.

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gi 386766864 342 LVVENVGKheSYSSDALEKIFKKFGDVEEIDVVCSkavLAFVTFKQSDAATKALAQLDGK 401
Cdd:cd12495    4 LFVRNLAN--TVTEEILEKAFSQFGKLERVKKLKD---YAFIHFDERDGAVKAMDEMNGK 58