universal minicircle sequence binding protein (UMSBP); Provisional

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gi 30693839   86 SRDNGSRGPPPGSGRCFNCGVDGHWARDCT----AGDWKNKCYRCGERGHIERNCKNSPSP 142
Cdd:PTZ00368  65 SRECPEAPPGSGPRSCYNCGQTGHISRECPnrakGGAARRACYNCGGEGHISRDCPNAGKR 125

RNA recognition motif;

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gi 30693839     12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD--------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
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 30693839    13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD-------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRIT 75
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRDetgrskgFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGKELGGRELK 70

glycine-rich RNA-binding protein 4; Provisional

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gi 30693839    7 RYGNTRLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRV--------RDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEA 78
Cdd:PLN03134  31 RLMSTKLFIGGLSWGTDDASLRDAFAHFGDVvdakvivdRETGRSRGFGFVNFNDEGAATAAISEMDGKELNGRHIRVNP 110

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gi 30693839   79 SRGAPRGSRDNGSRGPPPGSGRCFNCGVDG 108
Cdd:PLN03134 111 ANDRPSAPRAYGGGGGYSGGGGGYGGGGDG 140

heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R, Q family; Sequences in this subfamily include the human heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNP) R, Q, and APOBEC-1 complementation factor (aka APOBEC-1 stimulating protein). These proteins contain three RNA recognition domains (rrm: pfam00076) and a somewhat variable C-terminal domain.

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gi 30693839    13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRY--GRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASRGAPRGSRDNG 90
Cdd:TIGR01648 236 LYVRNLMTTTTEEIIEKSFSEFkpGKVERVKKIRDYAFVHFEDREDAVKAMDELNGKELEGSEIEVTLAKPVDKKSYVRY 315

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gi 30693839    91 SRGPPPGSG 99
Cdd:TIGR01648 316 TRGTGGRGK 324

zinc finger;

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gi 30693839    122 KCYRCGERGHIERNCKN 138
Cdd:smart00343   1 KCYNCGKEGHIARDCPS 17

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 5 (SRSF5); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of SRSF5, also termed delayed-early protein HRS, or pre-mRNA-splicing factor SRp40, or splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 5 (SFRS5). SFSF5 is an essential splicing regulatory serine/arginine (SR) protein that regulates both alternative splicing and basal splicing. It is the only SR protein efficiently selected from nuclear extracts (NE) by the splicing enhancer (ESE) and it is necessary for enhancer activation. SRSF5 also functions as a factor required for insulin-regulated splice site selection for protein kinase C (PKC) betaII mRNA. It is involved in the regulation of PKCbetaII exon inclusion by insulin via its increased phosphorylation by a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) signaling pathway. Moreover, SRSF5 can regulate alternative splicing in exon 9 of glucocorticoid receptor pre-mRNA in a dose-dependent manner. SRSF5 contains two N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), followed by a C-terminal RS domains rich in serine-arginine dipeptides. The specific RNA binding by SRSF5 requires the phosphorylation of its SR domain.

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASR 80
Cdd:cd12595   1 RVFIGRLNPAAREKDVERFFKGYGRIRDIDLKRGFGFVEFEDPRDADDAVYELDGKELCNERVTIEHAR 69

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 1 (SRSF1) and similar proteins; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 in three serine/arginine (SR) proteins: serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 1 (SRSF1 or ASF-1), serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 9 (SRSF9 or SRp30C), and plant pre-mRNA-splicing factor SF2 (SR1). SRSF1 is a shuttling SR protein involved in constitutive and alternative splicing, nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), mRNA export and translation. It also functions as a splicing-factor oncoprotein that regulates apoptosis and proliferation to promote mammary epithelial cell transformation. SRSF9 has been implicated in the activity of many elements that control splice site selection, the alternative splicing of the glucocorticoid receptor beta in neutrophils and in the gonadotropin-releasing hormone pre-mRNA. It can also interact with other proteins implicated in alternative splicing, including YB-1, rSLM-1, rSLM-2, E4-ORF4, Nop30, and p32. Both, SRSF1 and SRSF9, contain two N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a C-terminal RS domains rich in serine-arginine dipeptides. In contrast, SF2 contains two N-terminal RRMs and a C-terminal PSK domain rich in proline, serine and lysine residues.

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD-----YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12338   1 RIYVGNLPGDIRERDIEDLFYKYGPILAIDLKNRrrgppFAFVEFEDPRDAEDAIRGRDGYDFDGYRLRVE 71

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 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD-------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd00590   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLRELFSKFGEVVSVRIVRDrdgkskgFAFVEFESPEDAEKALEALNGTELGGRPLKVS 72

RNA recognition motif;

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gi 30693839     12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD--------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
Cdd:smart00360   1 TLFVGNLPPDTTEEELRELFSKFGKVESVRLVRDketgkskgFAFVEFESEEDAEKALEALNGKELDGRPLKV 73

RNA recognition motif (RRM) domain [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis];

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gi 30693839  10 NTRLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD--------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASRg 81
Cdd:COG0724   1 SMKIYVGNLPYSVTEEDLRELFSEYGEVTSVKLITDretgrsrgFGFVEMPDDEEAQAAIEALNGAELMGRTLKVNEAR- 79

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gi 30693839  82 aPRGSR 87
Cdd:COG0724  80 -PREER 84

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) and 2 (RRM2) found in RRM-containing coactivator activator/modulator (CoAA) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM in CoAA (also known as RBM14 or PSP2) and RNA-binding protein 4 (RBM4). CoAA is a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP)-like protein identified as a nuclear receptor coactivator. It mediates transcriptional coactivation and RNA splicing effects in a promoter-preferential manner, and is enhanced by thyroid hormone receptor-binding protein (TRBP). CoAA contains two N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a TRBP-interacting domain. RBM4 is a ubiquitously expressed splicing factor with two isoforms, RBM4A (also known as Lark homolog) and RBM4B (also known as RBM30), which are very similar in structure and sequence. RBM4 may also function as a translational regulator of stress-associated mRNAs as well as play a role in micro-RNA-mediated gene regulation. RBM4 contains two N-terminal RRMs, a CCHC-type zinc finger, and three alanine-rich regions within their C-terminal regions. This family also includes Drosophila RNA-binding protein lark (Dlark), a homolog of human RBM4. It plays an important role in embryonic development and in the circadian regulation of adult eclosion. Dlark shares high sequence similarity with RBM4 at the N-terminal region. However, Dlark has three proline-rich segments instead of three alanine-rich segments within the C-terminal region.

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12343   1 KIFVGNLPDAATSEELRALFEKYGKVTECDIVKNYAFVHMEKEEDAEDAIKALNGYEFMGSRINVE 66

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 30693839    13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD-------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRIT 75
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRDetgrskgFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGKELGGRELK 70

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in vertebrate serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 7 (SRSF7); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM of SRSF7, also termed splicing factor 9G8, is a splicing regulatory serine/arginine (SR) protein that plays a crucial role in both constitutive splicing and alternative splicing of many pre-mRNAs. Its localization and functions are tightly regulated by phosphorylation. SRSF7 is predominantly present in the nuclear and can shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm. It cooperates with the export protein, Tap/NXF1, helps mRNA export to the cytoplasm, and enhances the expression of unspliced mRNA. SRSF7 inhibits tau E10 inclusion through directly interacting with the proximal downstream intron of E10, a clustering region for frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism (FTDP) mutations. SRSF7 contains a single N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), followed by a CCHC-type zinc knuckle motif in its median region, and a C-terminal RS domain rich in serine-arginine dipeptides. The RRM domain is involved in RNA binding, and the RS domain has been implicated in protein shuttling and protein-protein interactions.

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD---YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASRGAPR 84
Cdd:cd12646   1 KVYVGNLGTGAGKGELERAFSYYGPLRTVWIARNppgFAFVEFEDPRDAEDAVRGLDGKVICGSRVRVELSTGMPR 76

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 30693839  13 LYVGRLSsRTRTRD-LERLFSRYGRVRDVDM--------KRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12365   1 LHVGKLT-RNVTKDhLKEIFSVYGTVKNVDLpidrepnlPRGYAYVEFESPEDAEKAIKHMDGGQIDGQEVTVE 73

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 70 kDa (U1-70K) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of U1-70K, also termed snRNP70, a key component of the U1 snRNP complex, which is one of the key factors facilitating the splicing of pre-mRNA via interaction at the 5' splice site, and is involved in regulation of polyadenylation of some viral and cellular genes, enhancing or inhibiting efficient poly(A) site usage. U1-70K plays an essential role in targeting the U1 snRNP to the 5' splice site through protein-protein interactions with regulatory RNA-binding splicing factors, such as the RS protein ASF/SF2. Moreover, U1-70K protein can specifically bind to stem-loop I of the U1 small nuclear RNA (U1 snRNA) contained in the U1 snRNP complex. It also mediates the binding of U1C, another U1-specific protein, to the U1 snRNP complex. U1-70K contains a conserved RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), followed by an adjacent glycine-rich region at the N-terminal half, and two serine/arginine-rich (SR) domains at the C-terminal half. The RRM is responsible for the binding of stem-loop I of U1 snRNA molecule. Additionally, the most prominent immunodominant region that can be recognized by auto-antibodies from autoimmune patients may be located within the RRM. The SR domains are involved in protein-protein interaction with SR proteins that mediate 5' splice site recognition. For instance, the first SR domain is necessary and sufficient for ASF/SF2 Binding. The family also includes Drosophila U1-70K that is an essential splicing factor required for viability in flies, but its SR domain is dispensable. The yeast U1-70k doesn't contain easily recognizable SR domains and shows low sequence similarity in the RRM region with other U1-70k proteins and therefore not included in this family. The RRM domain is dispensable for yeast U1-70K function.

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD--------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASRG 81
Cdd:cd12236   4 LFVARLSYDTTESKLRREFEKYGPIKRVRLVRDkktgksrgYAFIEFEHERDMKAAYKHADGKKIDGRRVLVDVERG 80

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in Arabidopsis thaliana arginine/serine-rich-splicing factor RSp31 and similar proteins from plants; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1in a family that represents 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 RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), at their N-terminus, and an RS domain at their C-terminus.

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDF--DGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12234   3 VFCGNFEYDARQSEIERLFGKYGRVDRVDMKSGYAFVYMEDERDAEDAIRGLDNFEFgrQRRRLRVE 69

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate RRM-containing coactivator activator/modulator (CoAA); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of CoAA, also termed RNA-binding protein 14 (RBM14), or paraspeckle protein 2 (PSP2), or synaptotagmin-interacting protein (SYT-interacting protein), a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP)-like protein identified as a nuclear receptor coactivator. It mediates transcriptional coactivation and RNA splicing effects in a promoter-preferential manner and is enhanced by thyroid hormone receptor-binding protein (TRBP). CoAA contains two N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a TRBP-interacting domain. It stimulates transcription through its interactions with coactivators, such as TRBP and CREB-binding protein CBP/p300, via the TRBP-interacting domain and interaction with an RNA-containing complex, such as DNA-dependent protein kinase-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase complexes, via the RRMs.

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12609   2 KIFVGNVSATCTSDELRGLFEEFGRVVECDKVKDYAFVHMEREEEALAAIEALNGKEVKGRRINVE 67

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate RRM-containing coactivator activator/modulator (CoAA); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of CoAA, also termed RNA-binding protein 14 (RBM14), or paraspeckle protein 2 (PSP2), or synaptotagmin-interacting protein (SYT-interacting protein), a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP)-like protein identified as a nuclear receptor coactivator. It mediates transcriptional coactivation and RNA splicing effects in a promoter-preferential manner and is enhanced by thyroid hormone receptor-binding protein (TRBP). CoAA contains two N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a TRBP-interacting domain. It stimulates transcription through its interactions with coactivators, such as TRBP and CREB-binding protein CBP/p300, via the TRBP-interacting domain and interaction with an RNA-containing complex, such as DNA-dependent protein kinase-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase complexes, via the RRMs.

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEAS 79
Cdd:cd12608   2 KIFVGNVDEDTSQEELSALFEPYGAVLSCAVMKQFAFVHMRGEAAADRAIRELNGRELHGRALVVEES 69

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in the scaffold attachment factor (SAFB) family; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM domain of the SAFB family, including scaffold attachment factor B1 (SAFB1), scaffold attachment factor B2 (SAFB2), SAFB-like transcriptional modulator (SLTM), and similar proteins, which are ubiquitously expressed. SAFB1, SAFB2 and SLTM have been implicated in many diverse cellular processes including cell growth and transformation, stress response, and apoptosis. They share high sequence similarities and all contain a scaffold attachment factor-box (SAF-box, also known as SAP domain) DNA-binding motif, an RNA recognition motif (RRM), also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), and a region rich in glutamine and arginine residues. SAFB1 is a nuclear protein with a distribution similar to that of SLTM, but unlike that of SAFB2, which is also found in the cytoplasm. To a large extent, SAFB1 and SLTM might share similar functions, such as the inhibition of an oestrogen reporter gene. The additional cytoplasmic localization of SAFB2 implies that it could play additional roles in the cytoplasmic compartment which are distinct from the nuclear functions shared with SAFB1 and SLTM.

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRD--------VDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12417   2 LWISGLSDTTKAADLKKIFSKYGKVVSakvvtsarTPGSRCYGYVTMASVEEADLCIKSLNKTELHGRVITVE 74

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in vertebrate serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 3 (SRSF3); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM of SRSF3, also termed pre-mRNA-splicing factor SRp20, a splicing regulatory serine/arginine (SR) protein that modulates alternative splicing by interacting with RNA cis-elements in a concentration- and cell differentiation-dependent manner. It is also involved in termination of transcription, alternative RNA polyadenylation, RNA export, and protein translation. SRSF3 is critical for cell proliferation and tumor induction and maintenance. SRSF3 can shuttle between the nucleus and cytoplasm. It contains a single N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), and a C-terminal RS domain rich in serine-arginine dipeptides. The RRM domain is involved in RNA binding, and the RS domain has been implicated in protein shuttling and protein-protein interactions.

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gi 30693839  10 NTRLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD---YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASRGAPR 84
Cdd:cd12645   4 DCKVYVGNLGNNGNKTELERAFGYYGPLRSVWVARNppgFAFVEFEDPRDAADAVRELDGRTLCGCRVRVELSNGEKR 81

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 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDM-----------KRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
Cdd:cd12355   1 RLWIGNLDPRLTEYHLLKLLSKYGKIKKFDFlfhktgplkgqPRGYCFVTFETKEEAEKAIECLNGKLALGKKLVV 76

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in vertebrate RNA binding protein fox-1 homologs and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of several tissue-specific alternative splicing isoforms of vertebrate RNA binding protein Fox-1 homologs, which show high sequence similarity to the Caenorhabditis elegans feminizing locus on X (Fox-1) gene encoding Fox-1 protein. RNA binding protein Fox-1 homolog 1 (RBFOX1), also termed ataxin-2-binding protein 1 (A2BP1), or Fox-1 homolog A, or hexaribonucleotide-binding protein 1 (HRNBP1), is predominantly expressed in neurons, skeletal muscle and heart. It regulates alternative splicing of tissue-specific exons by binding to UGCAUG elements. Moreover, RBFOX1 binds to the C-terminus of ataxin-2 and forms an ataxin-2/A2BP1 complex involved in RNA processing. RNA binding protein fox-1 homolog 2 (RBFOX2), also termed Fox-1 homolog B, or hexaribonucleotide-binding protein 2 (HRNBP2), or RNA-binding motif protein 9 (RBM9), or repressor of tamoxifen transcriptional activity, is expressed in ovary, whole embryo, and human embryonic cell lines in addition to neurons and muscle. RBFOX2 activates splicing of neuron-specific exons through binding to downstream UGCAUG elements. RBFOX2 also functions as a repressor of tamoxifen activation of the estrogen receptor. RNA binding protein Fox-1 homolog 3 (RBFOX3 or NeuN or HRNBP3), also termed Fox-1 homolog C, is a nuclear RNA-binding protein that regulates alternative splicing of the RBFOX2 pre-mRNA, producing a message encoding a dominant negative form of the RBFOX2 protein. Its message is detected exclusively in post-mitotic regions of embryonic brain. Like RBFOX1, both RBFOX2 and RBFOX3 bind to the hexanucleotide UGCAUG elements and modulate brain and muscle-specific splicing of exon EIIIB of fibronectin, exon N1 of c-src, and calcitonin/CGRP. Members in this family also harbor one RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 30693839  11 TRLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDM------KRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
Cdd:cd12407   1 KRLHVSNIPFRFRDPDLRQMFGQFGTILDVEIifnergSKGFGFVTFANSADADRAREKLNGTVVEGRKIEV 72

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in U11/U12 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 35 kDa protein (U11/U12-35K) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of U11/U12-35K, also termed protein HM-1, or U1 snRNP-binding protein homolog, and is one of the components of the U11/U12 snRNP, which is a subunit of the minor (U12-dependent) spliceosome required for splicing U12-type nuclear pre-mRNA introns. U11/U12-35K is highly conserved among bilateria and plants, but lacks in some organisms, such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Caenorhabditis elegans. Moreover, U11/U12-35K shows significant sequence homology to U1 snRNP-specific 70 kDa protein (U1-70K or snRNP70). It contains a conserved RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), followed by an adjacent glycine-rich region, and Arg-Asp and Arg-Glu dipeptide repeats rich domain, making U11/U12-35K a possible functional analog of U1-70K. It may facilitate 5' splice site recognition in the minor spliceosome and play a role in exon bridging, interacting with components of the major spliceosome bound to the pyrimidine tract of an upstream U2-type intron. The family corresponds to the RRM of U11/U12-35K that may directly contact the U11 or U12 snRNA through the RRM domain.

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD--------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASRG 81
Cdd:cd12237   7 LFVGRLSLQTTEEKLKEVFSRYGDIRRLRLVRDivtgfskrYAFIEYKEERDALHAYRDAKKLVIDQYEIFVDFECE 83

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in cold inducible RNA binding protein (CIRBP), RNA binding motif protein 3 (RBM3) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM domain of two structurally related heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoproteins, CIRBP (also termed CIRP or A18 hnRNP) and RBM3 (also termed RNPL), both of which belong to a highly conserved cold shock proteins family. The cold shock proteins can be induced after exposure to a moderate cold-shock and other cellular stresses such as UV radiation and hypoxia. CIRBP and RBM3 may function in posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression by binding to different transcripts, thus allowing the cell to response rapidly to environmental signals. However, the kinetics and degree of cold induction are different between CIRBP and RBM3. Tissue distribution of their expression is different. CIRBP and RBM3 may be differentially regulated under physiological and stress conditions and may play distinct roles in cold responses of cells. CIRBP, also termed glycine-rich RNA-binding protein CIRP, is localized in the nucleus and mediates the cold-induced suppression of cell cycle progression. CIRBP also binds DNA and possibly serves as a chaperone that assists in the folding/unfolding, assembly/disassembly and transport of various proteins. RBM3 may enhance global protein synthesis and the formation of active polysomes while reducing the levels of ribonucleoprotein complexes containing microRNAs. RBM3 may also serve to prevent the loss of muscle mass by its ability to decrease cell death. Furthermore, RBM3 may be essential for cell proliferation and mitosis. Both, CIRBP and RBM3, contain an N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), that is involved in RNA binding, and C-terminal glycine-rich domain (RGG motif) that probably enhances RNA-binding via protein-protein and/or protein-RNA interactions. Like CIRBP, RBM3 can also bind to both RNA and DNA via its RRM domain.

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRV--------RDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12449   2 KLFVGGLSFDTNEQSLEEVFSKYGQIsevvvvkdRETQRSRGFGFVTFENPDDAKDAMMAMNGKSLDGRQIRVD 75

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in ribonucleoprotein PTB-binding raver-1, raver-2 and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM3 of raver-1 and raver-2. Raver-1 is a ubiquitously expressed heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) that serves as a co-repressor of the nucleoplasmic splicing repressor polypyrimidine tract-binding protein (PTB)-directed splicing of select mRNAs. It shuttles between the cytoplasm and the nucleus and can accumulate in the perinucleolar compartment, a dynamic nuclear substructure that harbors PTB. Raver-1 also modulates focal adhesion assembly by binding to the cytoskeletal proteins, including alpha-actinin, vinculin, and metavinculin (an alternatively spliced isoform of vinculin) at adhesion complexes, particularly in differentiated muscle tissue. Raver-2 is a novel member of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) family. It shows high sequence homology to raver-1. Raver-2 exerts a spatio-temporal expression pattern during embryogenesis and is mainly limited to differentiated neurons and glia cells. Although it displays nucleo-cytoplasmic shuttling in heterokaryons, raver2 localizes to the nucleus in glia cells and neurons. Raver-2 can interact with PTB and may participate in PTB-mediated RNA-processing. However, there is no evidence indicating that raver-2 can bind to cytoplasmic proteins. Both, raver-1 and raver-2, contain three N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), two putative nuclear localization signals (NLS) at the N- and C-termini, a central leucine-rich region, and a C-terminal region harboring two [SG][IL]LGxxP motifs. They binds to RNA through the RRMs. In addition, the two [SG][IL]LGxxP motifs serve as the PTB-binding motifs in raver1. However, raver-2 interacts with PTB through the SLLGEPP motif only.

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRD-LERLFSRYGRVRD--VDMK----RDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVeaSRGAP 83
Cdd:cd12390   5 LFVDRLPKDFRDGSeLRKLFSQVGKPTFcqLAMGngvpRGFAFVEFASAEDAEEAQQLLNGHDLQGSPIRV--SFGNP 80

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 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD--YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12340   1 RLFVRPFPPDTSESAIREIFSPYGPVKEVKMLSDsnFAFVEFEELEDAIRAKDSVHGRVLNNEPLYVT 68

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in SMART/HDAC1-associated repressor protein (SHARP) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM3 of SHARP, also termed Msx2-interacting protein (MINT), or SPEN homolog, an estrogen-inducible transcriptional repressor that interacts directly with the nuclear receptor corepressor SMRT, histone deacetylases (HDACs) and components of the NuRD complex. SHARP recruits HDAC activity and binds to the steroid receptor RNA coactivator SRA through four conserved N-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), further suppressing SRA-potentiated steroid receptor transcription activity. Thus, SHARP has the capacity to modulate both liganded and nonliganded nuclear receptors. SHARP also has been identified as a component of transcriptional repression complexes in Notch/RBP-Jkappa signaling pathways. In addition to the N-terminal RRMs, SHARP possesses a C-terminal SPOC domain (Spen paralog and ortholog C-terminal domain), which is highly conserved among Spen proteins.

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gi 30693839  11 TR-LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD-----YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
Cdd:cd12350   2 TRtLFIGNLEKTTTYGDLRNIFERFGEIIDIDIKKQngnpqYAFLQYCDIASVVKAIKKMDGEYLGNNRLKL 73

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R (hnRNP R) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM3 in hnRNP R, hnRNP Q, and APOBEC-1 complementation factor (ACF). hnRNP R is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear RNA-binding protein that specifically bind mRNAs with a preference for poly(U) stretches and has been implicated in mRNA processing and mRNA transport, and also acts as a regulator to modify binding to ribosomes and RNA translation. hnRNP Q is also a ubiquitously expressed nuclear RNA-binding protein. It has been identified as a component of the spliceosome complex, as well as a component of the apobec-1 editosome, and has been implicated in the regulation of specific mRNA transport. ACF is an RNA-binding subunit of a core complex that interacts with apoB mRNA to facilitate C to U RNA editing. It may also act as an apoB mRNA recognition factor and chaperone and play a key role in cell growth and differentiation. This family also includes two functionally unknown RNA-binding proteins, RBM46 and RBM47. All members contain three conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
Cdd:cd12251   4 LYVRNLMLSTTEEKLRELFSEYGKVERVKKIKDYAFVHFEERDDAVKAMEEMNGKELEGSEIEV 67

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in Schizosaccharomyces pombe meiotically up-regulated gene 28 protein (Mug28) and similar proteins; Mug28 is a meiosis-specific protein that regulates spore wall formation. Members in this family contain three 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 30693839  10 NTRLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRD-------------YAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
Cdd:cd21620   1 ERSLYVGNLPQTCQSEDLIILFEPYGNVCGAHIASRkkvkvswvkpsklFAFVEFETKEAATTAIVLLNGITYMGCQLKV 80

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gi 30693839  77 EASR 80
Cdd:cd21620  81 EWSH 84

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in yeast nuclear polyadenylated RNA-binding protein 3 (Nab3p) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of Nab3p, an acidic nuclear polyadenylated RNA-binding protein encoded by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NAB3 gene that is essential for cell viability. Nab3p is predominantly localized within the nucleoplasm and essential for growth in yeast. It may play an important role in packaging pre-mRNAs into ribonucleoprotein structures amenable to efficient nuclear RNA processing. Nab3p contains an N-terminal aspartic/glutamic acid-rich region, a central RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), and a C-terminal region rich in glutamine and proline residues.

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRL-SSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASR 80
Cdd:cd12342   1 RLFIGNLpTKRVSKEDLFRIFSPYGHLMQIVIKNAFGFVQFDSPQSCRNAIECEQGEMNRGKKLHLEVSK 70

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in Arabidopsis thaliana arginine/serine-rich-splicing factor RSp31 and similar proteins from plants; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 in a family that represents 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 RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), at their N-terminus, and an RS domain at their C-terminus.

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gi 30693839  21 RTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDA 60
Cdd:cd12466  11 RTKERDLERHFEPYGKVVNVRIRRNFAFVQYETQEDATKA 50

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 10 (SRSF10) and similar proteins; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM of SRSF10, also termed 40 kDa SR-repressor protein (SRrp40), or FUS-interacting serine-arginine-rich protein 1 (FUSIP1), or splicing factor SRp38, or splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 13A (SFRS13A), or TLS-associated protein with Ser-Arg repeats (TASR). SRSF10 is a serine-arginine (SR) protein that acts as a potent and general splicing repressor when dephosphorylated. It mediates global inhibition of splicing both in M phase of the cell cycle and in response to heat shock. SRSF10 emerges as a modulator of cholesterol homeostasis through the regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) splicing efficiency. It also regulates cardiac-specific alternative splicing of triadin pre-mRNA and is required for proper Ca2+ handling during embryonic heart development. In contrast, the phosphorylated SRSF10 functions as a sequence-specific splicing activator in the presence of a nuclear cofactor. It activates distal alternative 5' splice site of adenovirus E1A pre-mRNA in vivo. Moreover, SRSF10 strengthens pre-mRNA recognition by U1 and U2 snRNPs. SRSF10 localizes to the nuclear speckles and can shuttle between nucleus and cytoplasm. It contains a single N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), followed by a C-terminal RS domain rich in serine-arginine dipeptides.

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gi 30693839   7 RYGNTRLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDMKRDY--------AFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEA 78
Cdd:cd12559   2 RPPNTSLFVRNVADDTRSEDLRREFGRYGPIVDVYVPLDFytrrprgfAYVQFEDVRDAEDALHNLDRKWICGRQIEIQF 81

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gi 30693839  79 SRG 81
Cdd:cd12559  82 AQG 84

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in squamous cell carcinoma antigen recognized by T-cells 3 (SART3) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of SART3, also termed Tat-interacting protein of 110 kDa (Tip110), is an RNA-binding protein expressed in the nucleus of the majority of proliferating cells, including normal cells and malignant cells, but not in normal tissues except for the testes and fetal liver. It is involved in the regulation of mRNA splicing probably via its complex formation with RNA-binding protein with a serine-rich domain (RNPS1), a pre-mRNA-splicing factor. SART3 has also been identified as a nuclear Tat-interacting protein that regulates Tat transactivation activity through direct interaction and functions as an important cellular factor for HIV-1 gene expression and viral replication. In addition, SART3 is required for U6 snRNP targeting to Cajal bodies. It binds specifically and directly to the U6 snRNA, interacts transiently with the U6 and U4/U6 snRNPs, and promotes the reassembly of U4/U6 snRNPs after splicing in vitro. SART3 contains an N-terminal half-a-tetratricopeptide repeat (HAT)-rich domain, a nuclearlocalization signal (NLS) domain, and two C-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 30693839  12 RLYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDM-------KRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVEASR 80
Cdd:cd12392   4 KLFVKGLPFSCTKEELEELFKQHGTVKDVRLvtyrngkPKGLAYVEYENEADASQAVLKTDGTEIKDHTISVAISN 79

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in Helicobacter pylori HP0827 protein and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of H. pylori HP0827, a putative ssDNA-binding protein 12rnp2 precursor, containing one RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain). The ssDNA binding may be important in activation of HP0827.

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDM--------KRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
Cdd:cd12399   1 LYVGNLPYSASEEQLKSLFGQFGAVFDVKLpmdretkrPRGFGFVELQEEESAEKAIAKLDGTDFMGRTIRV 72

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in plant Mei2-like proteins; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 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 is highly conserved between plants and fungi. 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 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDVDM---KRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12529   4 LVVFNLDPSISNDDLHQIFGAYGEIKEIREtpnKRHHKFIEFYDVRSAEAALKALNKSEIAGKRIKLE 71

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in vertebrate RNA-binding protein 47 (RBM47); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM3 of RBM47, a putative RNA-binding protein that shows high sequence homology with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R (hnRNP R) and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein Q (hnRNP Q). Its biological function remains unclear. Like hnRNP R and hnRNP Q, RBM47 contains two well defined and one degenerated RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRY--GRVRDVDMKRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITV 76
Cdd:cd12497   4 LYVRNLMIETTEDTIKKIFGQFnpGCVERVKKIRDYAFVHFASRDDAVVAMNNLNGTELEGSCIEV 69

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in Mei2-like proteins and terminal EAR1-like proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of Mei2-like proteins from plant and fungi, terminal EAR1-like proteins from plant, and other eukaryotic homologs. Mei2-like proteins represent an ancient eukaryotic RNA-binding proteins family whose 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. In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the Mei2 protein is an essential component of the switch from mitotic to meiotic growth. S. pombe Mei2 stimulates meiosis in the nucleus upon binding a specific non-coding RNA. The terminal EAR1-like protein 1 and 2 (TEL1 and TEL2) are mainly found in land plants. They may play a role in the regulation of leaf initiation. All members in this family are putative RNA-binding proteins carrying three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). In addition to the RRMs, the terminal EAR1-like proteins also contain TEL characteristic motifs that allow sequence and putative functional discrimination between them and Mei2-like proteins.

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gi 30693839  13 LYVGRLSSRTRTRDLERLFSRYGRVRDV--DM-KRDYAFVEFSDPRDADDARYYLDGRDFDGSRITVE 77
Cdd:cd12276   4 LLVFNLDAPVSNDELKSLFSKFGEIKEIrpTPdKPSQKFVEFYDVRDAEAALDGLNGRELLGGKLKVA 71