Poly(rC) Binding Protein 2 Proteins (PCBP2)

The protein encoded by this gene appears to be multifunctional. Along with PCBP-1 and hnRNPK, it is one of the major cellular poly(rC)-binding proteins. The encoded protein contains three K-homologous (KH) domains which may be involved in RNA binding. Together with PCBP-1, this protein also functions as a translational coactivator of poliovirus RNA via a sequence-specific interaction with stem-loop IV of the IRES, promoting poliovirus RNA replication by binding to its 5'-terminal cloverleaf structure. It has also been implicated in translational control of the 15-lipoxygenase mRNA, human papillomavirus type 16 L2 mRNA, and hepatitis A virus RNA. The encoded protein is also suggested to play a part in formation of a sequence-specific alpha-globin mRNP complex which is associated with alpha-globin mRNA stability. This multiexon structural mRNA is thought to be retrotransposed to generate PCBP-1, an intronless gene with functions similar to that of PCBP2. This gene and PCBP-1 have paralogous genes (PCBP3 and PCBP4) which are thought to have arisen as a result of duplication events of entire genes. Thsi gene also has two processed pseudogenes (PCBP2P1 and PCBP2P2). Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

• poly(rC) binding protein 2 (PCBP2)
• poly(rC) binding protein 2 (Pcbp2)
• poly(rC) binding protein 2 (pcbp2)
• poly(rC) binding protein 2 L homeolog (pcbp2.L)

• alphaCP-2 protein
• AW412548 protein
• fb36h02 protein
• hnRNP-E2 protein
• HNRNPE2 protein
• Show all synonym aliases
• HNRPE2 protein
• Hnrpx protein
• PCBP2 protein
• PCBP3 protein
• wu:fb36h02 protein
• zgc:55964 protein

alpha-CP2 , heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein E2 , heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein E2 , hnRNP E2 , poly(rC)-binding protein 2 , CBP , CTBP , heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein X , hnRNP X , putative heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein X , poly(rC) binding protein 2 , poly(rC) binding protein 3 , PolyrC-binding protein 2 , poly(rc)-binding protein 2 , heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein