Abstract
MSY2 is a highly conserved and abundant DNA/RNA-binding protein that functions as a global stabilizer/translational suppressor of mRNAs in male germ cells. The polypyrimidine tract binding protein, PTBP2, is an RNA-binding protein that splices nuclear transcripts and stabilizes specific mRNAs in the cytoplasm. The mechanisms whereby MSY2 selects and stabilizes a large group of male germ cell mRNAs and PTBP2 stabilizes specific mRNAs such as the phosphoglycerate kinase 2 mRNA in the testis and in transfected cells will be discussed.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Humans
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Isoenzymes / genetics
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Male
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / physiology*
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Phosphoglycerate Kinase / genetics
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Polypyrimidine Tract-Binding Protein / physiology*
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RNA, Messenger / genetics*
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RNA-Binding Proteins / physiology*
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Testis / metabolism*
Substances
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Isoenzymes
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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PTBP2 protein, human
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RNA, Messenger
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RNA-Binding Proteins
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YBX2 protein, human
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Polypyrimidine Tract-Binding Protein
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Phosphoglycerate Kinase
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phosphoglycerate kinase, testis specific