Full name: LSM14A mRNA processing body assembly factor

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: VALIDATED

Also known as: C19orf13; FAM61A; RAP55; RAP55A

Summary: Sm-like proteins were identified in a variety of organisms based on sequence homology with the Sm protein family (see SNRPD2; 601061). Sm-like proteins contain the Sm sequence motif, which consists of 2 regions separated by a linker of variable length that folds as a loop. The Sm-like proteins are thought to form a stable heteromer present in tri-snRNP particles, which are important for pre-mRNA splicing.[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]

Expression: Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 23.9), lymph node (RPKM 21.2) and 25 other tissues

Gene size: 56785bp

Exon count: 15