TNRC6A
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Trinucleotide repeat-containing gene 6A protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNRC6A gene.[5][6]
AliasesTNRC6A, CAGH26, GW1, GW182, TNRC6, trinucleotide repeat containing 6A, FAME6, trinucleotide repeat containing adaptor 6A
External IDsOMIM: 610739; MGI: 2385292; HomoloGene: 41399; GeneCards: TNRC6A; OMA:TNRC6A - orthologs
This gene encodes a member of the trinucleotide repeat containing 6 protein family. The protein functions in post-transcriptional gene silencing through the RNA interference (RNAi) and microRNA pathways. The protein associates with messenger RNAs and Argonaute proteins in cytoplasmic bodies known as GW-bodies or P-bodies. Inhibiting expression of this gene delocalizes other GW-body proteins and impairs RNAi and microRNA-induced gene silencing.[6]