Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of the muscleblind protein family which was initially described in Drosophila melanogaster. The encoded protein is a C3H-type zinc finger protein that modulates alternative splicing of pre-mRNAs. Muscleblind proteins bind specifically to expanded dsCUG RNA but not to normal size CUG repeats and may thereby play a role in the pathophysiology of myotonic dystrophy. Mice lacking this gene exhibited muscle abnormalities and cataracts. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described but the full-length natures of only some have been determined. The different isoforms are thought to have different binding specificities and/or splicing activities. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015].
UniProt Summary: Mediates pre-mRNA alternative splicing regulation. Acts either as activator or repressor of splicing on specific pre-mRNA targets. Inhibits cardiac troponin-T (TNNT2) pre-mRNA exon inclusion but induces insulin receptor (IR) pre-mRNA exon inclusion in muscle. Antagonizes the alternative splicing activity pattern of CELF proteins. Regulates the TNNT2 exon 5 skipping through competition with U2AF2. Inhibits the formation of the spliceosome A complex on intron 4 of TNNT2 pre-mRNA. Binds to the stem-loop structure within the polypyrimidine tract of TNNT2 intron 4 during spliceosome assembly. Binds to the 5'-YGCU(U/G)Y- 3'consensus sequence. Binds to the IR RNA. Binds to expanded CUG repeat RNA, which folds into a hairpin structure containing GC base pairs and bulged, unpaired U residues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10970838, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15257297, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16946708, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18335541, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19470458}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
No Pfam Domain information is available for this gene.
GO Terms
regulatory region RNA binding
myoblast differentiation
regulation of alternative mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
cytoplasmic stress granule
double-stranded RNA binding
regulation of mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
embryonic appendage morphogenesis
embryonic limb morphogenesis
regulation of RNA splicing
regulation of mRNA processing
appendage morphogenesis
limb morphogenesis
limb development
appendage development
regulation of mRNA metabolic process
in utero embryonic development
RNA splicing
muscle structure development
mRNA processing
embryonic morphogenesis
chordate embryonic development
embryo development ending in birth or egg hatching
mRNA metabolic process
RNA processing
embryo development
RNA binding
RNA metabolic process
gene expression
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)