U6 snRNA-associated Sm-like protein LSm8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LSM8gene.[1][2]
This gene is a member of the LSm family and encodes a protein with a closed barrel shape, made up of five anti-parallel beta strands and an alpha helix. The protein partners with six paralogs to form a heteroheptameric ring which transiently binds RNAs and is involved in the general maturation of RNA in the nucleus.[2]
↑Lehner, Ben; Semple Jennifer I; Brown Stephanie E; Counsell Damian; Campbell R Duncan; Sanderson Christopher M (Jan 2004). "Analysis of a high-throughput yeast two-hybrid system and its use to predict the function of intracellular proteins encoded within the human MHC class III region". Genomics. United States. 83 (1): 153–67. doi:10.1016/S0888-7543(03)00235-0. ISSN0888-7543. PMID14667819.
Further reading
Khusial P, Plaag R, Zieve GW (2005). "LSm proteins form heptameric rings that bind to RNA via repeating motifs". Trends Biochem. Sci. 30 (9): 522–8. doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2005.07.006. PMID16051491.
Bonaldo MF, Lennon G, Soares MB (1997). "Normalization and subtraction: two approaches to facilitate gene discovery". Genome Res. 6 (9): 791–806. doi:10.1101/gr.6.9.791. PMID8889548.
Lehner B, Semple JI, Brown SE, et al. (2004). "Analysis of a high-throughput yeast two-hybrid system and its use to predict the function of intracellular proteins encoded within the human MHC class III region". Genomics. 83 (1): 153–67. doi:10.1016/S0888-7543(03)00235-0. PMID14667819.