Cyclebase 3.0

Cell-cycle regulation database

Upf2 [SPAC19A8.08.1]

Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay protein 2; Involved in nonsense-mediated decay of mRNAs containing premature stop codons. It interacts, via its C-terminus, with NAM7/UPF1. Could be involved in determining the efficiency of translational termination or reinitiation or factors involved in the initial assembly of an initiation- and termination-competent mRNP.

Synonyms:  upf2,  NMD2_SCHPO; NMD2_SCHPO,  upf2p,  SPAC19A8.08,  2542147 ...

Linkouts:  STRING