Nature Communications (Jan 2018)

Binding of NUFIP2 to Roquin promotes recognition and regulation of ICOS mRNA

  • Nina Rehage,
  • Elena Davydova,
  • Christine Conrad,
  • Gesine Behrens,
  • Andreas Maiser,
  • Jenny E. Stehklein,
  • Sven Brenner,
  • Juliane Klein,
  • Aicha Jeridi,
  • Anne Hoffmann,
  • Eunhae Lee,
  • Umberto Dianzani,
  • Rob Willemsen,
  • Regina Feederle,
  • Kristin Reiche,
  • Jörg Hackermüller,
  • Heinrich Leonhardt,
  • Sonia Sharma,
  • Dierk Niessing,
  • Vigo Heissmeyer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02582-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The RNA-binding proteins Roquin-1 and Roquin-2 are essential for immune cell function and postnatal survival in mice. Here, the authors identify NUFIP2 as a cofactor of Roquin; Roquin binds and stabilizes NUFIP2 in cells while NUFIP2 regulates Roquin mRNA target recognition.