U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

SMG6 SMG6 nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 23293, updated on 5-Mar-2024

Summary

Official Symbol
SMG6provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
SMG6 nonsense mediated mRNA decay factorprovided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:17809
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000070366 MIM:610963; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17809
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
EST1A; SMG-6; hEST1A; C17orf31; hSMG5/7a
Summary
This gene encodes a component of the telomerase ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for the replication and maintenance of chromosome ends. The encoded protein also plays a role in the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) pathway, providing the endonuclease activity near the premature translation termination codon that is needed to initiate NMD. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct protein isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in ovary (RPKM 7.3), testis (RPKM 5.9) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
NEW
Try the new Gene table
Try the new Transcript table

Genomic context

Location:
17p13.3
Exon count:
32
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 17 NC_000017.11 (2059839..2303785, complement)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 17 NC_060941.1 (1947114..2190866, complement)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 17 NC_000017.10 (1963133..2207079, complement)

Chromosome 17 - NC_000017.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124903896 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7969 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7970 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:1954503-1955398 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7971 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7972 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7973 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7974 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7975 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7976 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7977 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7978 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7979 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7983 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:1961456-1961958 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7981 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7980 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7984 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7985 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11464 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:1968405-1969158 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11465 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11466 Neighboring gene CDK7 strongly-dependent group 2 enhancer GRCh37_chr17:1974493-1975692 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC107984988 Neighboring gene microRNA 132 Neighboring gene microRNA 212 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:1978509-1979198 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:1979199-1979889 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11468 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11469 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:1987859-1988771 Neighboring gene HIC ZBTB transcriptional repressor 1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11470 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11474 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11473 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11472 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11471 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11475 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11476 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11477 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7986 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11478 Neighboring gene MCUR1 pseudogene 1 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 9675 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:2076187-2076923 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs1445 Neighboring gene VISTA enhancer hs924 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:2097975-2098476 Neighboring gene RNA, 7SL, cytoplasmic 624, pseudogene Neighboring gene BRD4-independent group 4 enhancer GRCh37_chr17:2116692-2117891 Neighboring gene heart enhancer 8 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 7987 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11479 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:2122139-2123075 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC101927839 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11480 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11481 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11482 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11483 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11484 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11485 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11487 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11486 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11488 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 11489 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:2205337-2206151 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr17:2206481-2207207 Neighboring gene heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 pseudogene 16 Neighboring gene serine racemase Neighboring gene small nucleolar RNA, C/D box 91B Neighboring gene TSR1 ribosome maturation factor

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

Expression

  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Phenotypes

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genetic variants associated with cardiac structure and function: a meta-analysis and replication of genome-wide association data.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association analyses of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Chinese identify multiple susceptibility loci and gene-environment interactions.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association analysis identifies 13 new risk loci for schizophrenia.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association study of monoamine metabolite levels in human cerebrospinal fluid.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Shared genetic susceptibility to ischemic stroke and coronary artery disease: a genome-wide analysis of common variants.
EBI GWAS Catalog

HIV-1 interactions

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
retropepsin gag-pol HIV-1 PR is identified to have a physical interaction with smg-6 homolog, nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor (SMG6; EST1A) in human HEK293 and/or Jurkat cell lines by using affinity tagging and purification mass spectrometry analyses PubMed

Go to the HIV-1, Human Interaction Database

Pathways from PubChem

Interactions

Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

Markers

Clone Names

  • FLJ35688, KIAA0732

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables DNA polymerase binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables RNA binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables RNA endonuclease activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
enables RNA endonuclease activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
PubMed 
enables RNA endonuclease activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
enables metal ion binding IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables ribonucleoprotein complex binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables telomerase RNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables telomerase RNA binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
enables telomeric DNA binding IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
enables telomeric DNA binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in chromosome, telomeric region IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in cytoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in cytosol IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in cytosol TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
part_of exon-exon junction complex IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleolus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
located_in nucleus IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
PubMed 
part_of telomerase holoenzyme complex IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
part_of telomerase holoenzyme complex TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 

General protein information

Preferred Names
telomerase-binding protein EST1A
Names
EST1 telomerase component homolog A
ever shorter telomeres 1A
nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor SMG6
smg-6 homolog, nonsense mediated mRNA decay factor
telomerase subunit EST1A
NP_001243756.1
NP_001243757.1
NP_001269255.1
NP_060045.4
XP_005256626.1
XP_005256627.1
XP_005256628.1
XP_011522071.1
XP_011522074.1
XP_011522076.1
XP_011522077.1
XP_016879887.1
XP_016879888.1
XP_047291652.1
XP_047291653.1
XP_047291654.1
XP_047291655.1
XP_047291656.1
XP_054171582.1
XP_054171583.1
XP_054171584.1
XP_054171585.1
XP_054171586.1
XP_054171587.1
XP_054171588.1
XP_054171589.1
XP_054171590.1
XP_054171591.1
XP_054171592.1
XP_054171593.1
XP_054171594.1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

NEW Try the new Transcript table

RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_033980.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4991..248933
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001256827.2NP_001243756.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform 3

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001243756.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3) uses an alternate internal promoter and thus differs in the 5' UTR and 5' coding region compared to variant 1. These differences cause translation initiation at a downstream AUG, and the resulting isoform (3) has a shorter N-terminus compared to isoform 1. Variants 3 and 4 encode the same protein (isoform 3).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC090617, AL450226, BC064916
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS58498.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q86US8
    Related
    ENSP00000346977.4, ENST00000354901.8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd09885
    Location:333508
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
    pfam10373
    Location:4195
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
  2. NM_001256828.1NP_001243757.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform 3

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001243757.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) uses an alternate internal promoter and thus differs in the 5' UTR and 5' coding region compared to variant 1. These differences cause translation initiation at a downstream AUG, and the resulting isoform (3) has a shorter N-terminus compared to isoform 1. Variants 3 and 4 encode the same protein (isoform 3).
    Source sequence(s)
    AC090617, AK302964, AL450226
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS58498.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q86US8
    Related
    ENSP00000440283.2, ENST00000536871.6
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd09885
    Location:333508
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
    pfam10373
    Location:4195
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
  3. NM_001282326.2NP_001269255.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform 4

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001269255.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (5) uses an alternate internal promoter and thus differs in the 5' UTR and 5' coding region compared to variant 1. These differences cause translation initiation at an alternate AUG, and the resulting isoform (4) has a shorter and distinct N-terminus compared to isoform 1.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC090617, AL133597, DB333407
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q86US8
    Related
    ENST00000573166.5
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    cd09885
    Location:152327
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
  4. NM_017575.5NP_060045.4  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform 1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_060045.4

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longest isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    AB018275, AC090617, AL450226, AY168921
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS11016.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B7Z874, O94837, Q86US8, Q86VH6, Q9UF60
    Related
    ENSP00000263073.5, ENST00000263073.11
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    cd09885
    Location:12411416
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
    sd00006
    Location:765795
    TPR; TPR repeat [structural motif]
    pfam10373
    Location:7511103
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
    pfam10374
    Location:638741
    EST1; Telomerase activating protein Est1

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000017.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    2059839..2303785 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_011523769.3XP_011522071.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_011522071.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q86US8
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    cd09885
    Location:12101385
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
    pfam10373
    Location:7201072
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
    pfam10374
    Location:607710
    EST1; Telomerase activating protein Est1
    cl28310
    Location:116307
    Rho; Transcription termination factor Rho [Transcription]
  2. XM_047435696.1XP_047291652.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X1

  3. XM_005256569.5XP_005256626.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X1

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_005256626.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q86US8
    Conserved Domains (4) summary
    cd09885
    Location:12101385
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
    pfam10373
    Location:7201072
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
    pfam10374
    Location:607710
    EST1; Telomerase activating protein Est1
    cl28310
    Location:116307
    Rho; Transcription termination factor Rho [Transcription]
  4. XM_011523775.3XP_011522077.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X8

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_011522077.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q86US8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd09885
    Location:333508
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
    pfam10373
    Location:4195
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
  5. XM_017024399.3XP_016879888.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X8

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q86US8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd09885
    Location:333508
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
    pfam10373
    Location:4195
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
  6. XM_047435699.1XP_047291655.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X8

  7. XM_005256571.6XP_005256628.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X8

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for XP_005256628.1

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q86US8
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd09885
    Location:333508
    PIN_Smg6; PIN domain of human telomerase-binding protein EST1, Smg6, and other similar eukaryotic homologs
    pfam10373
    Location:4195
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
  8. XM_047435700.1XP_047291656.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X9

  9. XM_047435697.1XP_047291653.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X2

  10. XM_011523772.3XP_011522074.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X3

    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    sd00006
    Location:765795
    TPR; TPR repeat [structural motif]
    pfam10373
    Location:751957
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
    pfam10374
    Location:638741
    EST1; Telomerase activating protein Est1
  11. XM_017024398.2XP_016879887.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X4

  12. XM_047435698.1XP_047291654.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X5

  13. XM_011523774.3XP_011522076.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X7

    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    sd00006
    Location:765795
    TPR; TPR repeat [structural motif]
    pfam10373
    Location:751831
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
    pfam10374
    Location:638741
    EST1; Telomerase activating protein Est1
  14. XM_005256570.4XP_005256627.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X6

    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    sd00006
    Location:765795
    TPR; TPR repeat [structural motif]
    pfam10373
    Location:751831
    EST1_DNA_bind; Est1 DNA/RNA binding domain
    pfam10374
    Location:638741
    EST1; Telomerase activating protein Est1

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060941.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    1947114..2190866 complement
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054315609.1XP_054171584.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X1

  2. XM_054315607.1XP_054171582.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X1

  3. XM_054315608.1XP_054171583.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X1

  4. XM_054315616.1XP_054171591.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X8

  5. XM_054315617.1XP_054171592.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X8

  6. XM_054315618.1XP_054171593.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X8

  7. XM_054315619.1XP_054171594.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X8

  8. XM_054315610.1XP_054171585.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X2

  9. XM_054315611.1XP_054171586.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X3

  10. XM_054315612.1XP_054171587.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X4

  11. XM_054315613.1XP_054171588.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X5

  12. XM_054315615.1XP_054171590.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X7

  13. XM_054315614.1XP_054171589.1  telomerase-binding protein EST1A isoform X6

Suppressed Reference Sequence(s)

The following Reference Sequences have been suppressed. Explain

  1. NM_001170957.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_001170957.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is insufficient support for the full-length exon combination of the transcript.