double-stranded RNA binding motif of dead end protein homolog 1 (DND1) and similar proteins; DND1 (also known as dead end protein, or RNA-binding motif single-stranded-interacting protein 4 (RBMS4)) is an RNA-binding protein that is required for the survival of primordial germ cells (PGCs) and suppresses the formation of germ-cell tumors. DND1 binds a UU(A/U) trinucleotide motif predominantly in the 3' untranslated regions of mRNA, and destabilizes target mRNAs. It also counteracts the function of several microRNAs (miRNAs), which are inhibitors of gene expression, by binding mRNAs and prohibiting miRNAs from associating with their target sites. DND1 contains two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs) and a C-terminal double-stranded RNA binding motif (DSRM) that is not sequence specific, but highly specific for dsRNAs of various origin and structure.

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gi 34740339 254 GARATLQLLCQRMKLGSPVFLTKCLGIGPAGWHRFWYQVVIPGHPVPFSGLIWVVLTLDGRDGHEVAKDAVSVRLLQALS 333
Cdd:cd20313   1 DAVALLNKLCQKLRLGSPVYLTKLLGAGPDGFLRFWFKVVIPGLPLPFTGFVWVLPGPLARAGHEEAKQAAAQQVLQALG 80

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate dead end protein homolog 1 (DND1); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of DND1, also termed RNA-binding motif, single-stranded-interacting protein 4, an RNA-binding protein that is essential for maintaining viable germ cells in vertebrates. It interacts with the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of multiple messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and prevents micro-RNA (miRNA) mediated repression of mRNA. For instance, DND1 binds cell cycle inhibitor, P27 (p27Kip1, CDKN1B), and cell cycle regulator and tumor suppressor, LATS2 (large tumor suppressor, homolog 2 of Drosophila). It helps maintain their protein expression through blocking the inhibitory function of microRNAs (miRNA) from these transcripts. DND1 may also impose another level of translational regulation to modulate expression of critical factors in embryonic stem (ES) cells. DND1 interacts specifically with apolipoprotein B editing complex 3 (APOBEC3), a multi-functional protein inhibiting retroviral replication. The DND1-APOBEC3 interaction may play a role in maintaining viability of germ cells and for preventing germ cell tumor development. DND1 contains two conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 34740339  57 GSEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLRPSCPLLVCRS 134
Cdd:cd12487   1 GSEVFIGKIPQDVYEDKLIPLFQSVGQLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYAKYASRRSAQAAITTLNGYELQKGCPITVCRS 78

double strand RNA binding domain from DEAD END PROTEIN 1; A C-terminal domain in human dead end protein 1 (DND1_HUMAN) homologous to double strand RNA binding domains (PF00035, PF00333)

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gi 34740339   253 QGARATLQLLCQRMKLGSPVFLTKClGIGPAGWHRFWYQVVIPGHPVPFSGLIWVVLTLDGRDGHEVAKDAVSVRLLQAL 332
Cdd:pfam14709   1 TSAVSHLEELCQKNKWGSPVYELHS-TAGPDGKQLFTYKVVIPGIETPFPGVIWIFMPGKLCSTKEEAKEAAAEQVLEAL 79

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Cdd:pfam14709  80 G 80

RNA recognition motif. (a.k.a. RRM, RBD, or RNP domain); The RRM motif is probably diagnostic of an RNA binding protein. RRMs are found in a variety of RNA binding proteins, including various hnRNP proteins, proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of snRNPs. The motif also appears in a few single stranded DNA binding proteins. The RRM structure consists of four strands and two helices arranged in an alpha/beta sandwich, with a third helix present during RNA binding in some cases The C-terminal beta strand (4th strand) and final helix are hard to align and have been omitted in the SEED alignment The LA proteins have an N terminal rrm which is included in the seed. There is a second region towards the C terminus that has some features characteriztic of a rrm but does not appear to have the important structural core of a rrm. The LA proteins are one of the main autoantigens in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease.

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gi 34740339    60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLR 124
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRDETGRSKGFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGKELG 65

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate dead end protein homolog 1 (DND1); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of DND1, also termed RNA-binding motif, single-stranded-interacting protein 4, an RNA-binding protein that is essential for maintaining viable germ cells in vertebrates. It interacts with the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of multiple messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and prevents micro-RNA (miRNA) mediated repression of mRNA. For instance, DND1 binds cell cycle inhibitor, P27 (p27Kip1, CDKN1B), and cell cycle regulator and tumor suppressor, LATS2 (large tumor suppressor, homolog 2 of Drosophila). It helps maintain their protein expression through blocking the inhibitory function of microRNAs (miRNA) from these transcripts. DND1 may also impose another level of translational regulation to modulate expression of critical factors in embryonic stem (ES) cells. DND1 interacts specifically with apolipoprotein B editing complex 3 (APOBEC3), a multi-functional protein inhibiting retroviral replication. The DND1-APOBEC3 interaction may play a role in maintaining viability of germ cells and for preventing germ cell tumor development. DND1 contains two conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 34740339  57 GSEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLRPSCPLLVCRS 134
Cdd:cd12487   1 GSEVFIGKIPQDVYEDKLIPLFQSVGQLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYAKYASRRSAQAAITTLNGYELQKGCPITVCRS 78

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R (hnRNP R) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 in hnRNP R, hnRNP Q, APOBEC-1 complementation factor (ACF), and dead end protein homolog 1 (DND1). hnRNP R is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear RNA-binding protein that specifically binds mRNAs with a preference for poly(U) stretches. It has been implicated in mRNA processing and mRNA transport, and also acts as a regulator to modify binding to ribosomes and RNA translation. hnRNP Q is also a ubiquitously expressed nuclear RNA-binding protein. It has been identified as a component of the spliceosome complex, as well as a component of the apobec-1 editosome, and has been implicated in the regulation of specific mRNA transport. ACF is an RNA-binding subunit of a core complex that interacts with apoB mRNA to facilitate C to U RNA editing. It may also act as an apoB mRNA recognition factor and chaperone, and play a key role in cell growth and differentiation. DND1 is essential for maintaining viable germ cells in vertebrates. It interacts with the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of multiple messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and prevents micro-RNA (miRNA) mediated repression of mRNA. This family also includes two functionally unknown RNA-binding proteins, RBM46 and RBM47. All members in this family, except for DND1, contain three conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs); DND1 harbors only two RRMs.

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gi 34740339  57 GSEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLRPSCPLLVCRS 134
Cdd:cd12249   1 GCEVFVGKIPRDVFEDELVPLFEKCGKIYELRLMMDFSGLNRGYAFVTYTNKEAAQRAVKTLNNYEIRPGKLLGVCIS 78

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate RNA-binding protein 46 (RBM46); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of RBM46, also termed cancer/testis antigen 68 (CT68), a putative RNA-binding protein that shows high sequence homology with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R (hnRNP R) and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein Q (hnRNP Q). Its biological function remains unclear. Like hnRNP R and hnRNP Q, RBM46 contains two well-defined and one degenerated RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 34740339  57 GSEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLRPSCPLLVCRS 134
Cdd:cd12484   1 GCEVFVGKIPRDMYEDELVPVFERAGKIYEFRLMMEFSGENRGYAFVMYTTKEEAQLAIKMLNNYEIRPGKFIGVCVS 78

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate RNA-binding protein 47 (RBM47); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of RBM47, a putative RNA-binding protein that shows high sequence homology with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R (hnRNP R) and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein Q (hnRNP Q). Its biological function remains unclear. Like hnRNP R and hnRNP Q, RBM47 contains two well-defined and one degenerated RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 34740339  57 GSEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLRPSCPLLVCRS 134
Cdd:cd12485   1 GCEVFVGKIPRDVYEDELVPVFESVGRIYEMRLMMDFDGKNRGYAFVMYTQKHEAKRAVRELNNYEIRPGRLLGVCCS 78

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R (hnRNP R); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of hnRNP R, which is a ubiquitously expressed nuclear RNA-binding protein that specifically binds mRNAs with a preference for poly(U) stretches. Upon binding of RNA, hnRNP R forms oligomers, most probably dimers. hnRNP R has been implicated in mRNA processing and mRNA transport, and also acts as a regulator to modify binding to ribosomes and RNA translation. It is predominantly located in axons of motor neurons and to a much lower degree in sensory axons. In axons of motor neurons, it also functions as a cytosolic protein and interacts with wild type of survival motor neuron (SMN) proteins directly, further providing a molecular link between SMN and the spliceosome. Moreover, hnRNP R plays an important role in neural differentiation and development, and in retinal development and light-elicited cellular activities. hnRNP R contains an acidic auxiliary N-terminal region, followed by two well defined and one degenerated RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a C-terminal RGG motif; it binds RNA through its RRM domains.

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gi 34740339  57 GSEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMT-FSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLRPSCPLLVCRS 134
Cdd:cd12482   1 GTEVFVGKIPRDLYEDELVPLFEKAGPIWDLRLMMDpLSGQNRGYAFITFCNKEAAQEAVKLCDNYEIRPGKHLGVCIS 79

RNA recognition motif (RRM) superfamily; RRM, also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), is a highly abundant domain in eukaryotes found in proteins involved in post-transcriptional gene expression processes including mRNA and rRNA processing, RNA export, and RNA stability. This domain is 90 amino acids in length and consists of a four-stranded beta-sheet packed against two alpha-helices. RRM usually interacts with ssRNA, but is also known to interact with ssDNA as well as proteins. RRM binds a variable number of nucleotides, ranging from two to eight. The active site includes three aromatic side-chains located within the conserved RNP1 and RNP2 motifs of the domain. The RRM domain is found in a variety heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs), proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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gi 34740339  60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLR 124
Cdd:cd00590   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLRELFSKFGEVVSVRIVRDRDGKSKGFAFVEFESPEDAEKALEALNGTELG 65

RNA recognition motif. (a.k.a. RRM, RBD, or RNP domain); The RRM motif is probably diagnostic of an RNA binding protein. RRMs are found in a variety of RNA binding proteins, including various hnRNP proteins, proteins implicated in regulation of alternative splicing, and protein components of snRNPs. The motif also appears in a few single stranded DNA binding proteins. The RRM structure consists of four strands and two helices arranged in an alpha/beta sandwich, with a third helix present during RNA binding in some cases The C-terminal beta strand (4th strand) and final helix are hard to align and have been omitted in the SEED alignment The LA proteins have an N terminal rrm which is included in the seed. There is a second region towards the C terminus that has some features characteriztic of a rrm but does not appear to have the important structural core of a rrm. The LA proteins are one of the main autoantigens in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease.

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gi 34740339    60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLR 124
Cdd:pfam00076   1 LFVGNLPPDTTEEDLKDLFSKFGPIKSIRLVRDETGRSKGFAFVEFEDEEDAEKAIEALNGKELG 65

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate APOBEC-1 complementation factor (ACF); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of ACF, also termed APOBEC-1-stimulating protein, an RNA-binding subunit of a core complex that interacts with apoB mRNA to facilitate C to U RNA editing. It may also act as an apoB mRNA recognition factor and chaperone and play a key role in cell growth and differentiation. ACF shuttles between the cytoplasm and nucleus. ACF contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), which display high affinity for an 11 nucleotide AU-rich mooring sequence 3' of the edited cytidine in apoB mRNA. All three RRMs may be required for complementation of editing activity in living cells. RRM2/3 are implicated in ACF interaction with APOBEC-1.

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gi 34740339 136 EKCELSVDGLPPNLTRSALLLALQPLGPGLQEARLLPSPGPAPGQ--IALLKFSSHRAAAMAKKALVEGQSHLCGEQVAV 213
Cdd:cd12490   2 DNCRLFVGGIPKTKKREEILAEMKKVTDGVVDVIVYPSAADKTKNrgFAFVEYESHRAAAMARRKLLPGRIQLWGHPIAV 81

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gi 34740339 214 EWLKPDLK 221
Cdd:cd12490  82 DWAEPEVE 89

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in CUGBP Elav-like family member CELF-3, CELF-4, CELF-5, CELF-6 and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 of CELF-3, CELF-4, CELF-5, CELF-6, all of which belong to the CUGBP1 and ETR-3-like factors (CELF) or BRUNOL (Bruno-like) family of RNA-binding proteins that display dual nuclear and cytoplasmic localizations and have been implicated in the regulation of pre-mRNA splicing and in the control of mRNA translation and deadenylation. CELF-3, expressed in brain and testis only, is also known as bruno-like protein 1 (BRUNOL-1), or CAG repeat protein 4, or CUG-BP- and ETR-3-like factor 3, or embryonic lethal abnormal vision (ELAV)-type RNA-binding protein 1 (ETR-1), or expanded repeat domain protein CAG/CTG 4, or trinucleotide repeat-containing gene 4 protein (TNRC4). It plays an important role in the pathogenesis of tauopathies. CELF-3 contains three highly conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also known as RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains): two consecutive RRMs (RRM1 and RRM2) situated in the N-terminal region followed by a linker region and the third RRM (RRM3) close to the C-terminus of the protein.The effect of CELF-3 on tau splicing is mediated mainly by the RNA-binding activity of RRM2. The divergent linker region might mediate the interaction of CELF-3 with other proteins regulating its activity or involved in target recognition. CELF-4, highly expressed throughout the brain and in glandular tissues, moderately expressed in heart, skeletal muscle, and liver, is also known as bruno-like protein 4 (BRUNOL-4), or CUG-BP- and ETR-3-like factor 4. Like CELF-3, CELF-4 also contain three highly conserved RRMs. The splicing activation or repression activity of CELF-4 on some specific substrates is mediated by its RRM1/RRM2. On the other hand, both RRM1 and RRM2 of CELF-4 can activate cardiac troponin T (cTNT) exon 5 inclusion. CELF-5, expressed in brain, is also known as bruno-like protein 5 (BRUNOL-5), or CUG-BP- and ETR-3-like factor 5. Although its biological role remains unclear, CELF-5 shares same domain architecture with CELF-3. CELF-6, strongly expressed in kidney, brain, and testis, is also known as bruno-like protein 6 (BRUNOL-6), or CUG-BP- and ETR-3-like factor 6. It activates exon inclusion of a cardiac troponin T minigene in transient transfection assays in an muscle-specific splicing enhancer (MSE)-dependent manner and can activate inclusion via multiple copies of a single element, MSE2. CELF-6 also promotes skipping of exon 11 of insulin receptor, a known target of CELF activity that is expressed in kidney. In additiona to three highly conserved RRMs, CELF-6 also possesses numerous potential phosphorylation sites, a potential nuclear localization signal (NLS) at the C terminus, and an alanine-rich region within the divergent linker region.

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gi 34740339  59 EVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMM-TFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLH--------NHPLR 124
Cdd:cd12632   7 KLFIGQIPRNLEEKDLRPLFEQFGKIYELTVLKdKYTGMHKGCAFLTYCARESALKAQSALHeqktlpgmNRPIQ 81

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in cleavage stimulation factor subunit 2 (CSTF2), yeast ortholog mRNA 3'-end-processing protein RNA15 and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM domain of CSTF2, its tau variant and eukaryotic homologs. CSTF2, also termed cleavage stimulation factor 64 kDa subunit (CstF64), is the vertebrate conterpart of yeast mRNA 3'-end-processing protein RNA15. It is expressed in all somatic tissues and is one of three cleavage stimulatory factor (CstF) subunits required for polyadenylation. CstF64 contains an N-terminal RNA recognition motif (RRM), also known as RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), a CstF77-binding domain, a repeated MEARA helical region and a conserved C-terminal domain reported to bind the transcription factor PC-4. During polyadenylation, CstF interacts with the pre-mRNA through the RRM of CstF64 at U- or GU-rich sequences within 10 to 30 nucleotides downstream of the cleavage site. CSTF2T, also termed tauCstF64, is a paralog of the X-linked cleavage stimulation factor CstF64 protein that supports polyadenylation in most somatic cells. It is expressed during meiosis and subsequent haploid differentiation in a more limited set of tissues and cell types, largely in meiotic and postmeiotic male germ cells, and to a lesser extent in brain. The loss of CSTF2T will cause male infertility, as it is necessary for spermatogenesis and fertilization. Moreover, CSTF2T is required for expression of genes involved in morphological differentiation of spermatids, as well as for genes having products that function during interaction of motile spermatozoa with eggs. It promotes germ cell-specific patterns of polyadenylation by using its RRM to bind to different sequence elements downstream of polyadenylation sites than does CstF64. The family also includes yeast ortholog mRNA 3'-end-processing protein RNA15 and similar proteins. RNA15 is a core subunit of cleavage factor IA (CFIA), an essential transcriptional 3'-end processing factor from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. RNA recognition by CFIA is mediated by an N-terminal RRM, which is contained in the RNA15 subunit of the complex. The RRM of RNA15 has a strong preference for GU-rich RNAs, mediated by a binding pocket that is entirely conserved in both yeast and vertebrate RNA15 orthologs.

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gi 34740339  60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTF-SGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLR 124
Cdd:cd12398   3 VFVGNIPYDATEEQLKEIFSEVGPVVSFRLVTDReTGKPKGYGFCEFRDAETALSAVRNLNGYELN 68

RNA recognition motif (RRM) domain [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis];

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gi 34740339  61 FIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMM-TFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPL 123
Cdd:COG0724   5 YVGNLPYSVTEEDLRELFSEYGEVTSVKLITdRETGRSRGFGFVEMPDDEEAQAAIEALNGAEL 68

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in granule-associated RNA binding proteins (p40-TIA-1 and TIAR), and yeast nuclear and cytoplasmic polyadenylated RNA-binding protein PUB1; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM3 of TIA-1, TIAR, and PUB1. Nucleolysin TIA-1 isoform p40 (p40-TIA-1 or TIA-1) and nucleolysin TIA-1-related protein (TIAR) are granule-associated RNA binding proteins involved in inducing apoptosis in cytotoxic lymphocyte (CTL) target cells. They share high sequence similarity and are expressed in a wide variety of cell types. TIA-1 can be phosphorylated by a serine/threonine kinase that is activated during Fas-mediated apoptosis.TIAR is mainly localized in the nucleus of hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells. It is translocated from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in response to exogenous triggers of apoptosis. Both TIA-1 and TIAR bind specifically to poly(A) but not to poly(C) homopolymers. They are composed of three N-terminal highly homologous RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a glutamine-rich C-terminal auxiliary domain containing a lysosome-targeting motif. TIA-1 and TIAR interact with RNAs containing short stretches of uridylates and their RRM2 can mediate the specific binding to uridylate-rich RNAs. The C-terminal auxiliary domain may be responsible for interacting with other proteins. In addition, TIA-1 and TIAR share a potential serine protease-cleavage site (Phe-Val-Arg) localized at the junction between their RNA binding domains and their C-terminal auxiliary domains. This subfamily also includes a yeast nuclear and cytoplasmic polyadenylated RNA-binding protein PUB1, termed ARS consensus-binding protein ACBP-60, or poly uridylate-binding protein, or poly(U)-binding protein, which has been identified as both a heterogeneous nuclear RNA-binding protein (hnRNP) and a cytoplasmic mRNA-binding protein (mRNP). It may be stably bound to a translationally inactive subpopulation of mRNAs within the cytoplasm. PUB1 is distributed in both, the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and binds to poly(A)+ RNA (mRNA or pre-mRNA). Although it is one of the major cellular proteins cross-linked by UV light to polyadenylated RNAs in vivo, PUB1 is nonessential for cell growth in yeast. PUB1 also binds to T-rich single stranded DNA (ssDNA); however, there is no strong evidence implicating PUB1 in the mechanism of DNA replication. PUB1 contains three RRMs, and a GAR motif (glycine and arginine rich stretch) that is located between RRM2 and RRM3.

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gi 34740339  60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMtfsglNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPL 123
Cdd:cd12354   3 VYVGNITKGLTEALLQQTFSPFGQILEVRVFP-----DKGYAFIRFDSHEAATHAIVSVNGTII 61

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate 54 kDa nuclear RNA- and DNA-binding protein (p54nrb); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of p54nrb, also termed non-POU domain-containing octamer-binding protein (NonO), or 55 kDa nuclear protein (NMT55), or DNA-binding p52/p100 complex 52 kDa subunit. p54nrb is a multifunctional protein involved in numerous nuclear processes including transcriptional regulation, splicing, DNA unwinding, nuclear retention of hyperedited double-stranded RNA, viral RNA processing, control of cell proliferation, and circadian rhythm maintenance. It is ubiquitously expressed and highly conserved in vertebrates. p54nrb binds both, single- and double-stranded RNA and DNA, and also possesses inherent carbonic anhydrase activity. It forms a heterodimer with paraspeckle component 1 (PSPC1 or PSP1), localizing to paraspeckles in an RNA-dependent manneras well as with polypyrimidine tract-binding protein-associated-splicing factor (PSF). p54nrb contains two conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), at the N-terminus.

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gi 34740339  58 SEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFrlmmtFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLR 124
Cdd:cd12588   2 SRLFVGNLPPDITEEEMRKLFEKYGKAGEV-----FIHKDKGFGFIRLETRTLAEIAKVELDNMPLR 63

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in Drosophila sex-lethal (SXL) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of the sex-lethal protein (SXL) which governs sexual differentiation and X chromosome dosage compensation in Drosophila melanogaster. It induces female-specific alternative splicing of the transformer (tra) pre-mRNA by binding to the tra uridine-rich polypyrimidine tract at the non-sex-specific 3' splice site during the sex-determination process. SXL binds also to its own pre-mRNA and promotes female-specific alternative splicing. SXL contains an N-terminal Gly/Asn-rich domain that may be responsible for the protein-protein interaction, and tandem RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), that show high preference to bind single-stranded, uridine-rich target RNA transcripts.

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gi 34740339  57 GSEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMM-TFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHN 120
Cdd:cd12651   2 DTNLYVTNLPRTITEDELDTIFGAYGNIVQKNLLRdKLTGRPRGVAFVRYDKREEAQAAISALNG 66

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in the Hu proteins family, Drosophila sex-lethal (SXL), and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of Hu proteins and SXL. The Hu proteins family represents a group of RNA-binding proteins involved in diverse biological processes. Since the Hu proteins share high homology with the Drosophila embryonic lethal abnormal vision (ELAV) protein, the Hu family is sometimes referred to as the ELAV family. Drosophila ELAV is exclusively expressed in neurons and is required for the correct differentiation and survival of neurons in flies. The neuronal members of the Hu family include Hu-antigen B (HuB or ELAV-2 or Hel-N1), Hu-antigen C (HuC or ELAV-3 or PLE21), and Hu-antigen D (HuD or ELAV-4), which play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. HuB is also expressed in gonads. Hu-antigen R (HuR or ELAV-1 or HuA) is the ubiquitously expressed Hu family member. It has a variety of biological functions mostly related to the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage and other types of stress. Hu proteins perform their cytoplasmic and nuclear molecular functions by coordinately regulating functionally related mRNAs. In the cytoplasm, Hu proteins recognize and bind to AU-rich RNA elements (AREs) in the 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) of certain target mRNAs, such as GAP-43, vascular epithelial growth factor (VEGF), the glucose transporter GLUT1, eotaxin and c-fos, and stabilize those ARE-containing mRNAs. They also bind and regulate the translation of some target mRNAs, such as neurofilament M, GLUT1, and p27. In the nucleus, Hu proteins function as regulators of polyadenylation and alternative splicing. Each Hu protein contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an ARE. RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions. Also included in this subfamily is the sex-lethal protein (SXL) from Drosophila melanogaster. SXL governs sexual differentiation and X chromosome dosage compensation in flies. It induces female-specific alternative splicing of the transformer (tra) pre-mRNA by binding to the tra uridine-rich polypyrimidine tract at the non-sex-specific 3' splice site during the sex-determination process. SXL binds also to its own pre-mRNA and promotes female-specific alternative splicing. SXL contains an N-terminal Gly/Asn-rich domain that may be responsible for the protein-protein interaction, and tandem RRMs that show high preference to bind single-stranded, uridine-rich target RNA transcripts.

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gi 34740339  58 SEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMM-TFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNH-PLRPSCPLLV 131
Cdd:cd12376   1 ANLYVSGLPKTMTQKELEQLFSQYGRIITSRILRdQLTGVSRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQkPEGASEPITV 76

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate Hu-antigen R (HuR); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of HuR, also termed ELAV-like protein 1 (ELAV-1), the ubiquitously expressed Hu family member. It has a variety of biological functions mostly related to the regulation of cellular response to DNA damage and other types of stress. HuR has an anti-apoptotic function during early cell stress response. It binds to mRNAs and enhances the expression of several anti-apoptotic proteins, such as p21waf1, p53, and prothymosin alpha. HuR also has pro-apoptotic function by promoting apoptosis when cell death is unavoidable. Furthermore, HuR may be important in muscle differentiation, adipogenesis, suppression of inflammatory response and modulation of gene expression in response to chronic ethanol exposure and amino acid starvation. Like other Hu proteins, HuR contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an AU-rich RNA element (ARE). RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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gi 34740339  58 SEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMM-TFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNH-PLRPSCPLLV 131
Cdd:cd12773   1 ANLYISGLPRTMTQKDVEDMFSRFGRIINSRVLVdQATGLSRGVAFIRFDKRSEAEEAITNFNGHkPPGSSEPITV 76

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in the p54nrb/PSF/PSP1 family; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM1 of the p54nrb/PSF/PSP1 family, including 54 kDa nuclear RNA- and DNA-binding protein (p54nrb or NonO or NMT55), polypyrimidine tract-binding protein (PTB)-associated-splicing factor (PSF or POMp100), paraspeckle protein 1 (PSP1 or PSPC1), which are ubiquitously expressed and are conserved in vertebrates. p54nrb is a multi-functional protein involved in numerous nuclear processes including transcriptional regulation, splicing, DNA unwinding, nuclear retention of hyperedited double-stranded RNA, viral RNA processing, control of cell proliferation, and circadian rhythm maintenance. PSF is also a multi-functional protein that binds RNA, single-stranded DNA (ssDNA), double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and many factors, and mediates diverse activities in the cell. PSP1 is a novel nucleolar factor that accumulates within a new nucleoplasmic compartment, termed paraspeckles, and diffusely distributes in the nucleoplasm. The cellular function of PSP1 remains unknown currently. This subfamily also includes some p54nrb/PSF/PSP1 homologs from invertebrate species, such as the Drosophila melanogaster gene no-ontransient A (nonA) encoding puff-specific protein Bj6 (also termed NONA) and Chironomus tentans hrp65 gene encoding protein Hrp65. D. melanogaster NONA is involved in eye development and behavior, and may play a role in circadian rhythm maintenance, similar to vertebrate p54nrb. C. tentans Hrp65 is a component of nuclear fibers associated with ribonucleoprotein particles in transit from the gene to the nuclear pore. All family members contain a DBHS domain (for Drosophila behavior, human splicing), which comprises two conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a charged protein-protein interaction module. PSF has an additional large N-terminal domain that differentiates it from other family members.

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gi 34740339  58 SEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEfrlmmTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLR 124
Cdd:cd12332   2 CRLFVGNLPNDITEEEFKELFQKYGEVSE-----VFLNKGKGFGFIRLDTRANAEAAKAELDGTPRK 63

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit G (eIF-3G) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of eIF-3G and similar proteins. eIF-3G, also termed eIF-3 subunit 4, or eIF-3-delta, or eIF3-p42, or eIF3-p44, is the RNA-binding subunit of eIF3, a large multisubunit complex that plays a central role in the initiation of translation by binding to the 40 S ribosomal subunit and promoting the binding of methionyl-tRNAi and mRNA. eIF-3G binds 18 S rRNA and beta-globin mRNA, and therefore appears to be a nonspecific RNA-binding protein. eIF-3G is one of the cytosolic targets and interacts with mature apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). eIF-3G contains one RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain). This family also includes yeast eIF3-p33, a homolog of vertebrate eIF-3G, plays an important role in the initiation phase of protein synthesis in yeast. It binds both, mRNA and rRNA, fragments due to an RRM near its C-terminus.

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gi 34740339  65 LPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVG---RLYEFRLMMTfsGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNH 121
Cdd:cd12408   7 LSEDATEEDLRELFRPFGpisRVYLAKDKET--GQSKGFAFVTFETREDAERAIEKLNGF 64

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in the c-myc gene single-strand binding proteins (MSSP) family; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of c-myc gene single-strand binding proteins (MSSP) family, including single-stranded DNA-binding protein MSSP-1 (also termed RBMS1 or SCR2) and MSSP-2 (also termed RBMS2 or SCR3). All MSSP family members contain two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), both of which are responsible for the specific DNA binding activity. Both, MSSP-1 and -2, have been identified as protein factors binding to a putative DNA replication origin/transcriptional enhancer sequence present upstream from the human c-myc gene in both single- and double-stranded forms. Thus they have been implied in regulating DNA replication, transcription, apoptosis induction, and cell-cycle movement, via the interaction with C-MYC, the product of protooncogene c-myc. Moreover, they family includes a new member termed RNA-binding motif, single-stranded-interacting protein 3 (RBMS3), which is not a transcriptional regulator. RBMS3 binds with high affinity to A/U-rich stretches of RNA, and to A/T-rich DNA sequences, and functions as a regulator of cytoplasmic activity. In addition, a putative meiosis-specific RNA-binding protein termed sporulation-specific protein 5 (SPO5, or meiotic RNA-binding protein 1, or meiotically up-regulated gene 12 protein), encoded by Schizosaccharomyces pombe Spo5/Mug12 gene, is also included in this family. SPO5 is a novel meiosis I regulator that may function in the vicinity of the Mei2 dot.

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gi 34740339  61 FIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLRP---SCPLLVCR 133
Cdd:cd12244   4 YISNLPLDMDEQDLENMLKPFGQVISTRILRDSKGQSRGVGFARMESREKCEDVISKFNGKVLKTpsaSGEPLLVK 79

RNA recognition motif 3 (RRM3) found in CELF/Bruno-like family of RNA binding proteins CELF1, CELF2, CELF3, CELF4, CELF5, CELF6 and similar proteins; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM3 of the CUGBP1 and ETR-3-like factors (CELF) or BRUNOL (Bruno-like) proteins, a family of structurally related RNA-binding proteins involved in the regulation of pre-mRNA splicing in the nucleus and in the control of mRNA translation and deadenylation in the cytoplasm. The family contains six members: CELF-1 (also termed BRUNOL-2, or CUG-BP1, or NAPOR, or EDEN-BP), CELF-2 (also termed BRUNOL-3, or ETR-3, or CUG-BP2, or NAPOR-2), CELF-3 (also termed BRUNOL-1, or TNRC4, or ETR-1, or CAGH4, or ER DA4), CELF-4 (also termed BRUNOL-4), CELF-5 (also termed BRUNOL-5), CELF-6 (also termed BRUNOL-6). They all contain three highly conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also known as RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains): two consecutive RRMs (RRM1 and RRM2) situated in the N-terminal region followed by a linker region and the third RRM (RRM3) close to the C-terminus of the protein. The low sequence conservation of the linker region is highly suggestive of a large variety in the co-factors that associate with the various CELF family members. Based on both sequence similarity and function, the CELF family can be divided into two subfamilies, the first containing CELFs 1 and 2, and the second containing CELFs 3, 4, 5, and 6. The different CELF proteins may act through different sites on at least some substrates. Furthermore, CELF proteins may interact with each other in varying combinations to influence alternative splicing in different contexts.

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gi 34740339  60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMM-TFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNH 121
Cdd:cd12362   1 LFVYHLPNEFTDQDLYQLFAPFGNVVSAKVFVdKNTGRSKGFGFVSYDNPLSAQAAIKAMNGF 63

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate Hu-antigen C (HuC); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of HuC, also termed ELAV-like protein 3 (ELAV-3), or paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration-associated antigen, or paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis antigen 21 (PLE21), one of the neuronal members of the Hu family. The neuronal Hu proteins play important roles in neuronal differentiation, plasticity and memory. Like other Hu proteins, HuC contains three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). RRM1 and RRM2 may cooperate in binding to an AU-rich RNA element (ARE). The AU-rich element binding of HuC can be inhibited by flavonoids. RRM3 may help to maintain the stability of the RNA-protein complex, and might also bind to poly(A) tails or be involved in protein-protein interactions.

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gi 34740339  58 SEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMM-TFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNH-PLRPSCPLLV 131
Cdd:cd12776   2 ANLYVSGLPKTMSQKEMEQLFSQYGRIITSRILVdQVTGVSRGVGFIRFDKRIEAEEAIKGLNGQkPLGAAEPITV 77

RNA recognition motif 6 (RRM6) found in RNA-binding protein 19 (RBM19 or RBD-1) and RNA recognition motif 5 (RRM5) found in multiple RNA-binding domain-containing protein 1 (MRD1); This subfamily corresponds to the RRM6 of RBM19 and RRM5 of MRD1. RBM19, also termed RNA-binding domain-1 (RBD-1), is a nucleolar protein conserved in eukaryotes. It is involved in ribosome biogenesis by processing rRNA and is essential for preimplantation development. It has a unique domain organization containing 6 conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). MRD1 is encoded by a novel yeast gene MRD1 (multiple RNA-binding domain). It is well-conserved in yeast and its homologs exist in all eukaryotes. MRD1 is present in the nucleolus and the nucleoplasm. It interacts with the 35 S precursor rRNA (pre-rRNA) and U3 small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs). It is essential for the initial processing at the A0-A2 cleavage sites in the 35 S pre-rRNA. MRD1 contains 5 conserved RRMs, which may play an important structural role in organizing specific rRNA processing events.

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gi 34740339  77 LFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATL-HNH 121
Cdd:cd12320  20 LFSPFGQLKSVRLPKKFDGSHRGFAFVEFVTKQEAQNAMEALkSTH 65

ELAV/HuD family splicing factor; This model describes the ELAV/HuD subfamily of splicing factors found in metazoa. HuD stands for the human paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis antigen D of which there are 4 variants in human. ELAV stnds for the Drosophila Embryonic lethal abnormal visual protein. ELAV-like splicing factors are also known in human as HuB (ELAV-like protein 2), HuC (ELAV-like protein 3, Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration-associated antigen) and HuR (ELAV-like protein 1). These genes are most closely related to the sex-lethal subfamily of splicing factors found in Dipteran insects (TIGR01659). These proteins contain 3 RNA-recognition motifs (rrm: pfam00076).

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gi 34740339    57 GSEVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMM-TFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNH-PLRPSCPLLVCRS 134
Cdd:TIGR01661  89 GANLYVSGLPKTMTQHELESIFSPFGQIITSRILSdNVTGLSKGVGFIRFDKRDEADRAIKTLNGTtPSGCTEPITVKFA 168

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gi 34740339   135 TEKCELSVDGLPPNLtrSALLLALQPLGPGL-------------QEARLLPSPG-------------PAPGQIALLKFSS 188
Cdd:TIGR01661 169 NNPSSSNSKGLLSQL--EAVQNPQTTRVPLStiltaagigpmhhAAARFRPSAGdftavlahqqqqhAVAQQHAAQRASP 246

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gi 34740339   189 HRAAAMAKKALVEGQ---SHLCGEQVAVEWLKPDLKQRLRQQLVGPF 232
Cdd:TIGR01661 247 PATDGQTAGLAAGAQisaSDGAGYCIFVYNLSPDTDETVLWQLFGPF 293

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in vertebrate heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein R (hnRNP R); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM2 of hnRNP R, a ubiquitously expressed nuclear RNA-binding protein that specifically bind mRNAs with a preference for poly(U) stretches. Upon binding of RNA, hnRNP R forms oligomers, most probably dimers. hnRNP R has been implicated in mRNA processing and mRNA transport, and also acts as a regulator to modify binding to ribosomes and RNA translation. hnRNP R is predominantly located in axons of motor neurons and to a much lower degree in sensory axons. In axons of motor neurons, it also functions as a cytosolic protein and interacts with wild type of survival motor neuron (SMN) proteins directly, further providing a molecular link between SMN and the spliceosome. Moreover, hnRNP R plays an important role in neural differentiation and development, as well as in retinal development and light-elicited cellular activities. It contains an acidic auxiliary N-terminal region, followed by two well-defined and one degenerated RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), and a C-terminal RGG motif. hnRNP R binds RNA through its RRM domains.

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gi 34740339 140 LSVDGLPPNLTRSALLLALQPLGPGLQEARLLPSPGPAPGQ--IALLKFSSHRAAAMAKKALVEGQSHLCGEQVAVEWLK 217
Cdd:cd12488   5 LFVGSIPKNKTKENILEEFSKVTEGLVDVILYHQPDDKKKNrgFCFLEYEDHKSAAQARRRLMSGKVKVWGNVVTVEWAD 84

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gi 34740339 218 P 218
Cdd:cd12488  85 P 85

RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in eukaryotic RNA-binding protein 18 and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of RBM18, a putative RNA-binding protein containing a well-conserved RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain). The biological role of RBM18 remains unclear.

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gi 34740339  60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSG----LNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLH 119
Cdd:cd12355   2 LWIGNLDPRLTEYHLLKLLSKYGKIKKFDFLFHKTGplkgQPRGYCFVTFETKEEAEKAIECLN 65

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in plant Mei2-like proteins; This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of Mei2-like proteins that represent an ancient eukaryotic RNA-binding proteins family. Their corresponding Mei2-like genes appear to have arisen early in eukaryote evolution, been lost from some lineages such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae and metazoans, and diversified in the plant lineage. The plant Mei2-like genes may function in cell fate specification during development, rather than as stimulators of meiosis. Members in this family contain three RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). The C-terminal RRM (RRM3) is unique to Mei2-like proteins and it is highly conserved between plants and fungi. Up to date, the intracellular localization, RNA target(s), cellular interactions and phosphorylation states of Mei2-like proteins in plants remain unclear.

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gi 34740339  61 FIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGrlyEFRLMMTfSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNHPLR 124
Cdd:cd12524   5 FVRNINSSVEDEELRALFEQFG---EIRTLYT-ACKHRGFIMVSYYDIRAAQSAKRALQGTELG 64

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in chloroplastic plastid-specific 30S ribosomal protein 2 (PSRP-2) and similar proteins; PSRP-2, also called chloroplastic 30S ribosomal protein 2, or chloroplastic small ribosomal subunit protein cS22, is a component of the chloroplast ribosome (chloro-ribosome), a dedicated translation machinery responsible for the synthesis of chloroplast genome-encoded proteins, including proteins of the transcription and translation machinery and components of the photosynthetic apparatus. It binds single strand DNA (ssDNA) and RNA in vitro. It exhibits RNA chaperone activity and regulates negatively resistance responses to abiotic stresses during seed germination (e.g. salt, dehydration, and low temperature) and seedling growth (e.g. salt). The family also includes Nicotiana sylvestris chloroplastic 33 kDa ribonucleoprotein (NsCP33) and Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplastic 31 kDa ribonucleoprotein (AtCP31A). NsCP33 may be involved in splicing and/or processing of chloroplast RNA's. AtCP31A, also called RNA-binding protein 1/2/3 (AtRBP33), or RNA-binding protein CP31A, or RNA-binding protein RNP-T, or RNA-binding protein cp31, is required for specific RNA editing events in chloroplasts and stabilizes specific chloroplast mRNAs, as well as for normal chloroplast development under cold stress conditions by stabilizing transcripts of numerous mRNAs under these conditions. CP31A may modulate telomere replication through RNA binding domains. Members in this family contain two RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains). The model corresponds to the first RRM motif.

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gi 34740339  59 EVFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMT-FSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNH 121
Cdd:cd21609   1 RLYVGNIPRNVTSEELAKIFEEAGTVEIAEVMYDrYTGRSRGFGFVTMGSVEDAKAAIEKLNGT 64

RNA recognition motif 4 (RRM4) found in RNA-binding protein 45 (RBM45) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM4 of RBM45, also termed developmentally-regulated RNA-binding protein 1 (DRB1), a new member of RNA recognition motif (RRM)-type neural RNA-binding proteins, which expresses under spatiotemporal control. It is encoded by gene drb1 that is expressed in neurons, not in glial cells. RBM45 predominantly localizes in cytoplasm of cultured cells and specifically binds to poly(C) RNA. It could play an important role during neurogenesis. RBM45 carries four RRMs, also known as RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 34740339  65 LPQDVYEHqlipLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMtfsglNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATLHNH 121
Cdd:cd12369  11 PPLDILED----VFCRFGNLIDVYLVP-----GKNVGYAKYADRESAEEAITTLHGK 58

RNA recognition motif 1 (RRM1) found in vertebrate paraspeckle protein 1 (PSP1); This subgroup corresponds to the RRM1 of PSPC1, also termed paraspeckle component 1 (PSPC1), a novel nucleolar factor that accumulates within a new nucleoplasmic compartment, termed paraspeckles, and diffusely distributes in the nucleoplasm. It is ubiquitously expressed and highly conserved in vertebrates. Its cellular function remains unknown currently, however, PSPC1 forms a novel heterodimer with the nuclear protein p54nrb, also known as non-POU domain-containing octamer-binding protein (NonO), which localizes to paraspeckles in an RNA-dependent manner. PSPC1 contains two conserved RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains), at the N-terminus.

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gi 34740339  60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEfrlmmTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAIATL-----HNHPLR 124
Cdd:cd12586   4 LFVGNLPTDITEEDFKRLFERYGEPSE-----VFINRDRGFGFIRLESRTLAEIAKAELdgtilKSRPLR 68

RNA recognition motif 2 (RRM2) found in squamous cell carcinoma antigen recognized by T-cells 3 (SART3) and similar proteins; This subfamily corresponds to the RRM2 of SART3, also termed Tat-interacting protein of 110 kDa (Tip110), is an RNA-binding protein expressed in the nucleus of the majority of proliferating cells, including normal cells and malignant cells, but not in normal tissues except for the testes and fetal liver. It is involved in the regulation of mRNA splicing probably via its complex formation with RNA-binding protein with a serine-rich domain (RNPS1), a pre-mRNA-splicing factor. SART3 has also been identified as a nuclear Tat-interacting protein that regulates Tat transactivation activity through direct interaction and functions as an important cellular factor for HIV-1 gene expression and viral replication. In addition, SART3 is required for U6 snRNP targeting to Cajal bodies. It binds specifically and directly to the U6 snRNA, interacts transiently with the U6 and U4/U6 snRNPs, and promotes the reassembly of U4/U6 snRNPs after splicing in vitro. SART3 contains an N-terminal half-a-tetratricopeptide repeat (HAT)-rich domain, a nuclearlocalization signal (NLS) domain, and two C-terminal RNA recognition motifs (RRMs), also termed RBDs (RNA binding domains) or RNPs (ribonucleoprotein domains).

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gi 34740339  60 VFIGRLPQDVYEHQLIPLFQRVGRLYEFRLMMTFSGLNRGFAYARYSSRRGAQAAI 115
Cdd:cd12392   5 LFVKGLPFSCTKEELEELFKQHGTVKDVRLVTYRNGKPKGLAYVEYENEADASQAV 60