Recombinant Human Lupus La protein (SSB)

Uniprot Id

P05455

Target Species

Human

Target Name

SSB

Target Full Name

Lupus La protein

Target Function

Binds to the 3' poly(U) terminus of nascent RNA polymerase III transcripts, protecting them from exonuclease digestion and facilitating their folding and maturation. In case of Coxsackievirus B3 infection, binds to the viral internal ribosome entry site (IRES) and stimulates the IRES-mediated translation.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Research Area

Epigenetics and Nuclear Signaling

Target Synonyms

Autoantigen La; La ; La autoantigen; La autoantigen homolog; La protein; La ribonucleoprotein; La ribonucleoprotein domain family member 3; LA_HUMAN; LARP3; Lupus La antigen; Lupus La protein; Lupus La protein homolog ; MGC118101; MGC93380; mRNA for autoantigen; OTTMUSP00000014043; RP23 273G23.1; Sjoegren syndrome type B antigen; Sjogren syndrome antigen B (autoantigen La); Sjogren syndrome antigen B; SS B; SS-B; SS-B/La protein ; SSB

Target Background

The protein encoded by this gene is involved in diverse aspects of RNA metabolism, including binding and protecting poly(U) termini of nascent RNA polymerase III transcripts from exonuclease digestion, processing 5' and 3' ends of pre-tRNA precursors, acting as an RNA chaperone, and binding viral RNAs associated with hepatitis C virus. Autoantibodies reacting with this protein are found in the sera of patients with Sjogren syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus. Alternative promoter usage results in two different transcript variants which encode the same protein.