Ago1 argonaute RISC catalytic subunit 1 [Mus musculus (house mouse)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Ago1provided by MGI
Official Full Name: argonaute RISC catalytic subunit 1provided by MGI
Primary source: MGI:MGI:2446630
See related: Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000041530 AllianceGenome:MGI:2446630
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Mus musculus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Also known as: Eif2c1
Summary: This gene encodes a member of the argonaute family of proteins, which associate with small RNAs and have important roles in RNA interference (RNAi) and RNA silencing. This protein binds to microRNAs (miRNAs) or small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and represses translation of mRNAs that are complementary to them. It is also involved in transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) of promoter regions that are complementary to bound short antigene RNAs (agRNAs), as well as in the degradation of miRNA-bound mRNA targets. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. A recent study showed this gene to be an authentic stop codon readthrough target, and that its mRNA could give rise to an additional C-terminally extended isoform by use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]
Expression: Ubiquitous expression in CNS E11.5 (RPKM 22.9), CNS E14 (RPKM 19.3) and 28 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human all
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Genomic context

Location:: 4 D2.2; 4 60.76 cM

Exon count:: 19

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27)	4	NC_000070.7 (126328805..126362500, complement)
108.20200622	previous assembly	GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26)	4	NC_000070.6 (126435012..126468707, complement)

Chromosome 4 - NC_000070.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Mouse ENCODE transcriptome data Mouse ENCODE transcriptome data
Description: RNA profiling data sets generated by the Mouse ENCODE project.
BioProject: PRJNA66167
Publication: PMID 25409824
Analysis date: n/a

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

AGO1 controls protein folding in mouse embryonic stem cell fate decisions.
Title: AGO1 controls protein folding in mouse embryonic stem cell fate decisions.
AGO1 regulates pericentromeric regions in mouse embryonic stem cells.
Title: AGO1 regulates pericentromeric regions in mouse embryonic stem cells.
Suppression of Endothelial AGO1 Promotes Adipose Tissue Browning and Improves Metabolic Dysfunction.
Title: Suppression of Endothelial AGO1 Promotes Adipose Tissue Browning and Improves Metabolic Dysfunction.
up-regulated in murine macrophage RAW264.7 cells transfected by Echinococcus multilocularis miR-71
Title: Effects of Echinococcus multilocularis miR-71 mimics on murine macrophage RAW264.7 cells.
Results from the liver show that, siRNA targets 3'UTR and the coding sequence (CDs) of endogenous genes in the presence Ago2 but in its absence, only 3'UTR-targeted siRNA-mediated knockdown are active with the help of Ago1 and Ago3.
Title: The roles of individual mammalian argonautes in RNA interference in vivo.
enhanced flu susceptibility of Ago1/3 double-knockout mice arises from an intrinsic impairment in the ability of lung cells to tolerate flu-elicited inflammation.
Title: Enhanced susceptibility of Ago1/3 double-null mice to influenza A virus infection.
Ago3 is able to load microRNAs efficiently in the absence of Ago1 and Ago2, despite a significant loss of global microRNA expression
Title: Quantitative functions of Argonaute proteins in mammalian development.
describes cloning rat sequence and used RNA interference to show that the GERp95 orthologue in C. elegans is important for maturation of germ-line stem cells in the gonad.
Title: GERp95, a membrane-associated protein that belongs to a family of proteins involved in stem cell differentiation.

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Variation

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Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)

Endonuclease-mediated (4)
Gene trapped (1)
Targeted (5) 1 citation

Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

Eif2c1 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:471826

A006G35 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:10693

Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables RNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables RNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables RNA polymerase II complex binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables double-stranded RNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables miRNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables miRNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables miRNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables single-stranded RNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables single-stranded RNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in RISC complex assembly	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in RNA secondary structure unwinding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within miRNA metabolic process	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in miRNA processing	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in miRNA-mediated gene silencing by inhibition of translation	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in miRNA-mediated gene silencing by inhibition of translation	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of angiogenesis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in nuclear-transcribed mRNA catabolic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of gene expression	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of gene expression	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of non-canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in pre-miRNA processing	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in pre-miRNA processing	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulation of mRNA stability	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in regulatory ncRNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in P-body	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
part_of RISC complex	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
part_of RISC complex	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
part_of RISC complex	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
part_of RISC complex	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
part_of RISC-loading complex	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in cytoplasm	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in cytoplasm	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasm	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
is_active_in cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein granule	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in cytosol	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytosol	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: protein argonaute-1

Names: Piwi/Argonaute family protein meIF2C1; argonaute 1; argonaute RISC catalytic component 1; argonaute1; eIF-2C 1; eIF2C 1; eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2C, 1; mAgo1

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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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.

mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_001317173.1 → NP_001304102.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform 1x

Status: REVIEWED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the predominant transcript and encodes two isoforms, which result from the use of alternative in-frame translation termination codons. The shorter isoform (1) results from translation termination at the upstream UGA stop codon, while the longer isoform (1x) results from UGA stop codon readthrough to the downstream UAG termination codon. This RefSeq represents the longer, C-terminally extended isoform (1x). As the UGA stop codon has been reported to specify several alternative amino acids (tryptophan, cysteine, arginine and serine), its location in the longer isoform is denoted by an 'X'.

Source sequence(s)

AI451331, AK080954, AL606976, BC129914, CJ130124, CV559803

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A0A6I8MX18, A2VDG1

Related

ENSMUSP00000159364.2, ENSMUST00000239399.2

Conserved Domains (5) summary

PLN03202
Location:26 → 856

PLN03202; protein argonaute; Provisional

cd02846
Location:225 → 345

PAZ_argonaute_like; PAZ domain, argonaute_like subfamily. Argonaute is part of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), and is an endonuclease that plays a key role in the RNA interference pathway. The PAZ domain has been named after the proteins Piwi,Argonaut, and Zwille. ...

cd04657
Location:390 → 815

Piwi_ago-like; Piwi_ago-like: PIWI domain, Argonaute-like subfamily. Argonaute is the central component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and related complexes. The PIWI domain is the C-terminal portion of Argonaute and consists of two subdomains, one of ...

pfam08699
Location:175 → 224

ArgoL1; Argonaute linker 1 domain

pfam16486
Location:26 → 164

ArgoN; N-terminal domain of argonaute
NM_001317174.1 → NP_001304103.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform 2

Status: REVIEWED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (2) uses an alternate acceptor splice site in the 5' coding region and initiates translation from an alternate start codon compared to variant 1. The resulting isoform (2) is shorter with a distinct N-terminus compared to isoform 1.

Source sequence(s)

AI451331, AK080954, AL606976, CJ130124, CV559803

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A2VDG1, Q8BJP2

Conserved Domains (3) summary

cd02846
Location:74 → 194

PAZ_argonaute_like; PAZ domain, argonaute_like subfamily. Argonaute is part of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), and is an endonuclease that plays a key role in the RNA interference pathway. The PAZ domain has been named after the proteins Piwi,Argonaut, and Zwille. ...

cd04657
Location:239 → 664

Piwi_ago-like; PIWI domain, Argonaute-like subfamily. Argonaute is the central component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and related complexes. The PIWI domain is the C-terminal portion of Argonaute and consists of two subdomains, one of which provides the ...

pfam08699
Location:23 → 73

ArgoL1; Argonaute linker 1 domain
NM_001378879.1 → NP_001365808.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform 3

Status: REVIEWED

Source sequence(s)

AL606935, AL606976

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A2VDG1

Conserved Domains (4) summary

cd02846
Location:225 → 345

PAZ_argonaute_like; PAZ domain, argonaute_like subfamily. Argonaute is part of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), and is an endonuclease that plays a key role in the RNA interference pathway. The PAZ domain has been named after the proteins Piwi,Argonaut, and Zwille. ...

cd04657
Location:390 → 818

Piwi_ago-like; PIWI domain, Argonaute-like subfamily. Argonaute is the central component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and related complexes. The PIWI domain is the C-terminal portion of Argonaute and consists of two subdomains, one of which provides the ...

pfam08699
Location:174 → 224

ArgoL1; Argonaute linker 1 domain

pfam16486
Location:34 → 164

ArgoN; N-terminal domain of argonaute
NM_153403.3 → NP_700452.2 protein argonaute-1 isoform 1

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_700452.2

Status: REVIEWED

Description

Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the predominant transcript and encodes two isoforms, which result from the use of alternative in-frame translation termination codons. The shorter isoform (1) results from translation termination at the upstream UGA stop codon, while the longer isoform (1x) results from UGA stop codon readthrough to the downstream UAG termination codon. This RefSeq represents the shorter isoform (1).

Source sequence(s)

AI451331, AK080954, AL606976, BC129914, CJ130124, CV559803

Consensus CDS

CCDS18653.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

A1L365, Q8CJG1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A2VDG1

Related

ENSMUSP00000095498.4, ENSMUST00000097888.10

Conserved Domains (4) summary

cd02846
Location:225 → 345

PAZ_argonaute_like; PAZ domain, argonaute_like subfamily. Argonaute is part of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), and is an endonuclease that plays a key role in the RNA interference pathway. The PAZ domain has been named after the proteins Piwi,Argonaut, and Zwille. ...

cd04657
Location:390 → 815

Piwi_ago-like; PIWI domain, Argonaute-like subfamily. Argonaute is the central component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and related complexes. The PIWI domain is the C-terminal portion of Argonaute and consists of two subdomains, one of which provides the ...

pfam08699
Location:174 → 224

ArgoL1; Argonaute linker 1 domain

pfam16486
Location:34 → 164

ArgoN; N-terminal domain of argonaute

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001635.27-RS_2024_02

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Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Genomic

NC_000070.7 Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Range

126328805..126362500 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

XM_011240521.2 → XP_011238823.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform X1

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UniProtKB/TrEMBL

A2VDG1

Conserved Domains (3) summary

cd02846
Location:74 → 194

PAZ_argonaute_like; PAZ domain, argonaute_like subfamily. Argonaute is part of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), and is an endonuclease that plays a key role in the RNA interference pathway. The PAZ domain has been named after the proteins Piwi,Argonaut, and Zwille. ...

cd04657
Location:239 → 667

Piwi_ago-like; PIWI domain, Argonaute-like subfamily. Argonaute is the central component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and related complexes. The PIWI domain is the C-terminal portion of Argonaute and consists of two subdomains, one of which provides the ...

pfam08699
Location:23 → 73

ArgoL1; Argonaute linker 1 domain