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UPF1

Gene
upf1
Protein
Regulator of nonsense transcripts 1
Organism
Dictyostelium discoideum
Length
1331 amino acids
Function
Eliminates the production of nonsense-containing RNAs.
Similarity
Belongs to the DNA2/NAM7 helicase family.
Mass
151.558 kDa
Sequence
MYGFNIGKAENAGLHLDNKKSENNNSSNNELHKVINTINNGFQFKDDDDEDNENNLNNESSSDEENQQQQNNNNNNNKNQFEDDDEDQEEEEYISGDDLNNNGQESDDYEEEEEDDDEDEEEEDEESKKLNYDSFFGANMSHNMDFLNSQNINSQIGLMDPHLHSSQLNFEEPQEEIELPAHACAYCATHELSTVVKCMHPSCGKWFCNGKGKTKSSHIITHLVKSKHKEVALHPESSFGDTTLECFNCGCKNIFLLGFITARTESVVVLLCRDPCASGPSKEVNWDMSSWQPLINGGEKAFCSWLVKTPSQVDSERSRQITIQQILRLEEFWKMDPEATLLDIEAPRSDDEKPASTQLAYKDAYEYREIISPLIELEAKHEKELRESLSQSGISIEWSQGINKRYTATFPFSRSDLEFKVVPGDELKLQFISSTGGVIEWEDTGRVIHIDDENLLSLETKSRCSFDSGPKGSYRMEMVWRSTSSERILSAMKSFAIKEQALSSYLYHALLGHPDIPPAPLDIQLPTNFHLKNLPRLNESQISAVNKVLTAPLSLIQGPPGTGKTVISSFIIHHLVKYVKGNDKVLVCTPSNVAIDQLTGKLHEIGLKVVRLSSKLREEVASPVEHLTLHKQVYKLDQMGDGELGKLRKLKEAFGSLSNEDEKRYIYLRRMMEMAILRKADVICATCVGAGDPRLSQFRFPHILIDESTQASEPECLIPLMMGAKQVILVGDHRQLGPVLLCKKVVDAGLSQSLFERLISLGHHPERLTIQYRMHPSLTEFPSNTSYEGQLVSELSHTDRDSQSKFPWPQPKDPMFFFNCTGSEEISSSGTSFINTTEASICEKIVTKFLELGSLPGQIGIITPYEGQRAYITSHMQKSGKLNLELYKSIEVASVDSFQGREKDYIILSCVRSNDYQGIGFLQDPRRLNVALTRARFGLIILGNAKVLSKDPLWNSLISHFKNKNVLVEGSLANLKQSPVILQKPKKLYGQGKLPIPGQNSNSFNYDREHIDPNIGMNMVYGISNNNINNNSNNINNNNNNNINNNINNNNNQRFNTQDGRYSNSQTSSSSQTYYGSTNSSGNTINSNQNQFFNTPSSYSANTGSSYQYRFQQYQQLQQPQPQQQQQPQQQQQPQQQQQPQQPQQQQPQQQKQYQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQKQQPHQQYQSQKQQQQQQYQQPQQYQQQNQQYHQSQLPPKQYHNQRFNNNNNNNINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNINNNNSKNQNQNQSPRRSPVVGTLQLHCKFDSQPNNNKHISDPNQPQISNPNMSIPLSQSLSFNDLSQEQFNKSNSRKD

Gene
UPF1
Protein
Regulator of nonsense transcripts 1 homolog
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Length
1254 amino acids
Function
Involved in nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) of mRNAs containing premature stop codons (premature termination codon PTC) by associating with the nuclear exon junction complex (EJC) and serving as link between the EJC core and NMD machinery. Eliminates the production of nonsense-containing RNAs (ncRNAs). Required for plant development and adaptation to environmental stresses, including plant defense and response to wounding.
Similarity
Belongs to the DNA2/NAM7 helicase family.
Mass
136.868 kDa
Sequence
MDSQQSDLFDTASQPDTVADEYTFLEFNTQGDSEFDYQDFGSPTAWPTPSDSISIADVADRGEGGAAADHHSEASSPSSLSAGAGNGAKVGRGGVGGSGGVSSSSQVDALAAGVGNLNFEETGDDDGFDYGKNDFTEHACKYCGISNPACVVRCNVASCRKWFCNSRGNTSGSHIVNHLVRAKHKEVCLHRDSPLGETILECYNCGCRNVFLLGFISAKTDSVVVLLCRDPCLNVNALKDMNWDLSQWCPLIDDRCFLPWLVKVPSEQEQLRARQISAQQINKIEELWKTNPDATLEDLEKPGVDDEPQPVQPKYEDAYQYQNVFAPLIKLEADYDKMMKESQSKENLTVRWDIGLNKKRVAYFVFPKEENELRLVPGDELRLRYSGDAVHPSWQSVGHVIKLTAQEEVALELRANQGVPIDVNHGFSVDFVWKSTSFDRMQGAMKNFAVDETSVSGYIYHQLLGHEVEAQMVRNTLPRRFGVPGLPELNASQVNAVKSVLQKPISLIQGPPGTGKTVTSAAIVYHMAKQGQGQVLVCAPSNVAVDQLAEKISATGLKVVRLCAKSREAVSSPVEYLTLHYQVRHLDTSEKSELHKLQQLKDEQGELSSSDEKKYKNLKRATEREITQSADVICCTCVGAADLRLSNFRFRQVLIDESTQATEPECLIPLVLGVKQVVLVGDHCQLGPVIMCKKAARAGLAQSLFERLVTLGIKPIRLQVQYRMHPALSEFPSNSFYEGTLQNGVTIIERQTTGIDFPWPVPNRPMFFYVQLGQEEISASGTSYLNRTEAANVEKLVTAFLKSGVVPSQIGVITPYEGQRAYIVNYMARNGSLRQQLYKEIEVASVDSFQGREKDYIILSCVRSNEHQGIGFLNDPRRLNVALTRARYGIVILGNPKVLSKQPLWNGLLTHYKEHECLVEGPLNNLKQSMVQFQKPRKIYNDRRLFYGGGAGMIGNDNFGSGNPNADRRGSRGRAGGSYLPSGPPNGARPGLHPAGYPIPRVPLSPFPGGPPSQPYAIPTRGPVGAVPHAPQPGNHGFGAGRGTSVGGHLPHQQATQHNVGTIGPSLNFPLDSPNSQPSPGGPLSQPGYGSQAFRDGFSMGGISQDFLADDIKSQGSHDPYNMADFATQASPGGFAVDYATQGAHGAFPGNFMNQNSQGGYSRFSGINDFMSQEYMAHGGQGLFTQAGFIDSSQDDGQQNPYGVNNPNLQSQGLPNSLYSQPFAHYNTQPLNLSGPQQSQPNQSSQNPKHPYNG

Gene
Upf1
Protein
Regulator of nonsense transcripts 1 homolog
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
1180 amino acids
Function
RNA-dependent helicase and ATPase required for nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) of mRNAs containing premature stop codons. Is recruited to mRNAs upon translation termination and undergoes a cycle of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation; its phosphorylation appears to be a key step in NMD. The formation of an Upf1-Upf2-Upf3 surveillance complex is believed to activate NMD (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the DNA2/NAM7 helicase family.
Mass
129.913 kDa
Sequence
MSVDTYAPSSALSFLDMDDNELLPGADTQPTQYDYRDFTMPSTSQSQTQNDQLEIAQRCSAGDSHPRLASITNDLADLQFEEEDDEPGSSYVKELPPHACKYCGIHDPATVVMCNNCRKWFCNGRGSTSGSHIINHLVRAKHREVTLHGEGPLGETILECYSCGVRNVFVLGFIPAKADSVVVLLCRQPCAAQNSLKDMNWDQEQWKPLIADRCFLAWLVKQPSEQGQLRARQISAAQINKLEELWKENIEATFQDLEKPGIDSEPAHVLLRYEDGYQYEKTFGPLVRLEAEYDQKLKESATQENIEVRWDVGLNKKTIAYFTLAKTDSDMKLMHGDELRLHYVGELYNPWSEIGHVIKVPDNFGDDVGLELKSSTNAPVKCTSNFTVDFIWKCTSFDRMTRALCKFAIDRNSVSNFIYSRLLGHGRADSNDEVLFRGPQPKLFSAPHLPDLNRSQVYAVKHALQRPLSLIQGPPGTGKTVTSATIVYQLVKLHGGTVLVCAPSNTAVDQLTEKIHRTNLKVVRVCAKSREAIDSPVSFLALHNQIRNMETNSELKKLQQLKDETGELSSADEKRYRNLKRAAENQLLEAADVICCTCVGAGDGRLSRVKFTSILIDESMQSTEPECMVPVVLGAKQLILVGDHCQLGPVVMCKKAARAGLSQSLFERLVVLGIRPFRLEVQYRMHPELSQFPSNFFYEGSLQNGVCAEDRRLKLDFPWPQPERPMFFLVTQGQEEIAGSGTSFLNRTEAANVEKITTRFLKAGIKPEQIGIITPYEGQRAYLVQYMQYQGSLHSRLYQEIEIASVDAFQGREKDIIIMSCVRSNERQGIGFLNDPRRLNVALTRAKFGIIIVGNPKVLAKQQLWNHLLNFYKDRKVLVEGSLNNLKESLIHFQKPKKLVNSMNIGAHFMSTIIADAKEVMVPGSIYDRSGGYGQGRQMVGQSMNGGQYGGSGGGPYGNSPLGYGTPSSNSMVGFGLGNGGNGAAGGNNNFGGAGPSWAAAHLHHDSIGYISNEHGAAALGNMPVPVGMFMNMSNIPPRFYNQHQQAIMAVKQNRAIQQQTGNFSPGNSGPGVTGVGVGRSATPGGNKKTNKLGKSRVTGGGTGGAPLTQGSSVCNAAPYSQHPMPLSLQMTQPSGFALSQQPELSQDFGQISQMDGLLSQDVAFNASGERSLNQFSQPY

Gene
UPF1
Protein
Regulator of nonsense transcripts 1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
1129 amino acids
Function
RNA-dependent helicase and ATPase required for nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) of mRNAs containing premature stop codons. Is recruited to mRNAs upon translation termination and undergoes a cycle of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation; its phosphorylation appears to be a key step in NMD. Recruited by release factors to stalled ribosomes together with the SMG1C protein kinase complex to form the transient SURF (SMG1-UPF1-eRF1-eRF3) complex. In EJC-dependent NMD, the SURF complex associates with the exon junction complex (EJC) (located 50-55 or more nucleotides downstream from the termination codon) through UPF2 and allows the formation of an UPF1-UPF2-UPF3 surveillance complex which is believed to activate NMD. Phosphorylated UPF1 is recognized by EST1B/SMG5, SMG6 and SMG7 which are thought to provide a link to the mRNA degradation machinery involving exonucleolytic and endonucleolytic pathways, and to serve as adapters to protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), thereby triggering UPF1 dephosphorylation and allowing the recycling of NMD factors. UPF1 can also activate NMD without UPF2 or UPF3, and in the absence of the NMD-enhancing downstream EJC indicative for alternative NMD pathways. Plays a role in replication-dependent histone mRNA degradation at the end of phase S; the function is independent of UPF2. For the recognition of premature termination codons (PTC) and initiation of NMD a competitive interaction between UPF1 and PABPC1 with the ribosome-bound release factors is proposed. The ATPase activity of UPF1 is required for disassembly of mRNPs undergoing NMD. Essential for embryonic viability.
Similarity
Belongs to the DNA2/NAM7 helicase family.
Mass
124.345 kDa
Sequence
MSVEAYGPSSQTLTFLDTEEAELLGADTQGSEFEFTDFTLPSQTQTPPGGPGGPGGGGAGGPGGAGAGAAAGQLDAQVGPEGILQNGAVDDSVAKTSQLLAELNFEEDEEDTYYTKDLPIHACSYCGIHDPACVVYCNTSKKWFCNGRGNTSGSHIVNHLVRAKCKEVTLHKDGPLGETVLECYNCGCRNVFLLGFIPAKADSVVVLLCRQPCASQSSLKDINWDSSQWQPLIQDRCFLSWLVKIPSEQEQLRARQITAQQINKLEELWKENPSATLEDLEKPGVDEEPQHVLLRYEDAYQYQNIFGPLVKLEADYDKKLKESQTQDNITVRWDLGLNKKRIAYFTLPKTDSGNEDLVIIWLRDMRLMQGDEICLRYKGDLAPLWKGIGHVIKVPDNYGDEIAIELRSSVGAPVEVTHNFQVDFVWKSTSFDRMQSALKTFAVDETSVSGYIYHKLLGHEVEDVIIKCQLPKRFTAQGLPDLNHSQVYAVKTVLQRPLSLIQGPPGTGKTVTSATIVYHLARQGNGPVLVCAPSNIAVDQLTEKIHQTGLKVVRLCAKSREAIDSPVSFLALHNQIRNMDSMPELQKLQQLKDETGELSSADEKRYRALKRTAERELLMNADVICCTCVGAGDPRLAKMQFRSILIDESTQATEPECMVPVVLGAKQLILVGDHCQLGPVVMCKKAAKAGLSQSLFERLVVLGIRPIRLQVQYRMHPALSAFPSNIFYEGSLQNGVTAADRVKKGFDFQWPQPDKPMFFYVTQGQEEIASSGTSYLNRTEAANVEKITTKLLKAGAKPDQIGIITPYEGQRSYLVQYMQFSGSLHTKLYQEVEIASVDAFQGREKDFIILSCVRANEHQGIGFLNDPRRLNVALTRARYGVIIVGNPKALSKQPLWNHLLNYYKEQKVLVEGPLNNLRESLMQFSKPRKLVNTINPGARFMTTAMYDAREAIIPGSVYDRSSQGRPSSMYFQTHDQIGMISAGPSHVAAMNIPIPFNLVMPPMPPPGYFGQANGPAAGRGTPKGKTGRGGRQKNRFGLPGPSQTNLPNSQASQDVASQPFSQGALTQGYISMSQPSQMSQPGLSQPELSQDSYLGDEFKSQIDVALSQDSTYQGERAYQHGGVTGLSQY

Gene
Upf1
Protein
Regulator of nonsense transcripts 1
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
1124 amino acids
Function
RNA-dependent helicase and ATPase required for nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) of mRNAs containing premature stop codons. Is recruited to mRNAs upon translation termination and undergoes a cycle of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation; its phosphorylation appears to be a key step in NMD. Recruited by release factors to stalled ribosomes together with the SMG1C protein kinase complex to form the transient SURF (SMG1-UPF1-eRF1-eRF3) complex. In EJC-dependent NMD, the SURF complex associates with the exon junction complex (EJC) (located 50-55 or more nucleotides downstream from the termination codon) through UPF2 and allows the formation of an UPF1-UPF2-UPF3 surveillance complex which is believed to activate NMD. Phosphorylated UPF1 is recognized by EST1B/SMG5, SMG6 and SMG7 which are thought to provide a link to the mRNA degradation machinery involving exonucleolytic and endonucleolytic pathways, and to serve as adapters to protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), thereby triggering UPF1 dephosphorylation. UPF1 can also activate NMD without UPF2 or UPF3, and in the absence of the NMD-enhancing downstream EJC indicative for alternative NMD pathways. Plays a role in replication-dependent histone mRNA degradation at the end of phase S; the function is independent of UPF2. For the recognition of premature termination codons (PTC) and initiation of NMD a competitive interaction between UPF1 and PABPC1 with the ribosome-bound release factors is proposed. The ATPase activity of UPF1 is required for disassembly of mRNPs undergoing NMD (By similarity). Essential for embryonic viability.
Similarity
Belongs to the DNA2/NAM7 helicase family.
Mass
123.967 kDa
Sequence
MSVEAYGPSSQTLTFLDTEEAELLGADTQGSEFEFTDFTLPSQTQTPPGGPGGAGGPGGAGAGGAAGQLDAQVGPEGILQNGAVDDSVAKTSQLLAELNFEEDEEDTYYTKDLPVHACSYCGIHDPACVVYCNTSKKWFCNGRGNTSGSHIVNHLVRAKCKEVTLHKDGPLGETVLECYNCGCRNVFLLGFIPAKADSVVVLLCRQPCASQSSLKDINWDSSQWQPLIQDRCFLSWLVKIPSEQEQLRARQITAQQINKLEELWKENPSATLEDLEKPGVDEEPQHVLLRYEDAYQYQNIFGPLVKLEADYDKKLKESQTQDNITVRWDLGLNKKRIAFFTLPKTDSGNEDLVIIWLRDMRLMQGDEICLRYKGDLAPLWKGIGHVIKVPDNYGDEIAIELRSSVGAPVEVTHNFQVDFVWKSTSFDRMQSALKTFAVDETSVSGYIYHKLLGHEVEDVVIKCQLPKRFTAQGLPDLNHSQVYAVKTVLQRPLSLIQGPPGTGKTVTSATIVYHLARQGNGPVLVCAPSNIAVDQLTEKIHQTGLKVVRLCAKSREAIDSPVSFLALHNQIRNMDSMPELQKLQQLKDETGELSSADEKRYRALKRTAERELLMNADVICCTCVGAGDPRLAKMQFRSILIDESTQATEPECMVPVVLGAKQLILVGDHCQLGPVVMCKKAAKAGLSQSLFERLVVLGIRPIRLQVQYRMHPALSAFPSNIFYEGSLQNGVTAADRVKKGFDFQWPQPDKPMFFYVTQGQEEIASSGTSYLNRTEAANVEKITTKLLKAGAKPDQIGIITPYEGQRSYLVQYMQFSGSLHTKLYQEVEIASVDAFQGREKDFIILSCVRANEHQGIGFLNDPRRLNVALTRARYGVIIVGNPKALSKQPLWNHLLSYYKEQKALVEGPLNNLRESLMQFSKPRKLVNTVNPGARFMTTAMYDAREAIIPGSVYDRSSQGRPSNMYFQTHDQISMISAGPSHVAAMNIPIPFNLVMPPMPPPGYFGQANGPAAGRGTPKTKTGRGGRQKNRFGLPGPSQTTLPNSQASQDVASQPFSQGALTQGYVSMSQPSQMSQPGLSQPELSQDSYLGDEFKSQIDVALSQDSTYQGERAYQHGGVTGLSQY

Gene
upf1
Protein
ATP-dependent helicase upf1
Organism
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (strain 972 / ATCC 24843)
Length
925 amino acids
Function
Required for rapid turnover of mRNAs containing a premature translational termination codon.
Similarity
Belongs to the DNA2/NAM7 helicase family.
Mass
104.529 kDa
Sequence
MSLGLQPNNDISSLVSSKNMTSENGLEHQFEELLVEKQYSEEHCAYCHIKNPNSILKCLHCNKWFCNVRGKSGASHIISHLVRARHKQVALHSHSSLSDTVLECYNCGTRNVFLLGFIPAKAKTVVVLLCRQPCARASIAKDMNWDLTQWQPIISDRQFLPWLITPPSEEEQKLAIPITSQQMVRLEELWRKDPNANLEDLDKPIEDDSLPSVELRYKDAHAYQAVLSPLIQAEADYDKRLKESQTQKDVVVRWDQAINKRYTAWFLLPKLESGEIRLAIGDEMKLTYEGELRAPWSSTGYVIKIPNNVSDEVGLELKRSDKVPIECTHNFSVDYVWKSTSFDRMQTALRLFATDGSRLSSFLYHKLLGHDIPPSFLKPKLPSDLSVPNLPKLNASQSEAVRAVLSKPLSLIQGPPGTGKTVTSASVVYHLATMQSRKRKSHSPVLVCAPSNVAVDQLAEKIHRTGLRVVRVAAKSREDIESSVSFLSLHEQIKNYKFNPELQRLLKLRSENNELSIQDEKKLRILVAAAEKELLRAAHVICCTCVGAGDRRISKYKFRSVLIDEATQASEPECMIPLVLGAKQVVLVGDHQQLGPVVMNKKVALASLSQSLFERLIILGNSPFRLVVQYRMHPCLSEFPSNTFYEGTLQNGVTTSERIARHVDFPWIQPDSPLMFYANFGQEELSASGTSFLNRTEASTCEKIVTTFLRSNVLPEQIGIVTPYDGQRSYIVQYMQNNGSMQKDLYKAVEVASVDAFQGREKDFIILSCVRSSEHQGIGFVNDPRRLNVALTRAKYGVIVLGNPKVLAKHALWYHFVLHCKEKGYLVEGTLNSLQKFSLTLTPPQKPQKFKRDLNVQRSLSPIQNAGSAMLPSFSNLPNLYSSSYLEEWNVFAQYKRRESNATDFEDFRSQVGDDESKFDEPTRF