ADAR1 converts adenosine to inosine in dsRNA, which destabilizes the dsRNA helix. This activity is important for various functions like site-specific RNA editing of transcripts of the glutamate receptors and modifying viral RNA genomes (which may be responsible for hypermutation of certain negative-stranded viruses, e.g., measles virus). ADAR1 also binds to short interfering RNAs (siRNA) without editing them and suppresses siRNA-mediated RNA interference. This protein is ubiquitously expresse

This gene is a member of the nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) family. The product of this gene is a DNA-binding protein with a REL-homology region (RHR) and an NFAT-homology region (NHR). This protein is present in the cytosol and only translocates to the nucleus upon T cell receptor (TCR) stimulation, where it becomes a member of the nuclear factors of activated T cells transcription complex. This complex plays a central role in inducing gene transcription during the immune respons

The REL gene encodes c-Rel, a transcription factor that is a member of the Rel/NFKB family, which also includes RELA (MIM 164014), RELB (604758), NFKB1 (MIM 164011), and NFKB2 (MIM 164012). These proteins are related through a highly conserved N-terminal region termed the 'Rel domain,' which is responsible for DNA binding, dimerization, nuclear localization, and binding to the NFKB inhibitor (MIM 164008) (Belguise and Sonenshein, 2007 [PubMed 18037997]).[supplied by OMIM, May 2008].$n$n $n

Regucalcin is a Ca2+ binding protein that is encoded by a highly conserved gene in vertebrate species. Regucalcin is greatly expressed in liver and kidney cortex, and the expression is mediated through a Ca2+ signaling mechanism with AP1 and NFI-A1 as transcriptional factors. It plays a multifunctional role as a regulatory protein in intracellular signaling processes in the cytoplasm and nucleus of cells including the maintenance of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis, the regulation of various

This gene encodes an integral membrane protein of small synaptic vesicles in brain and endocrine cells. The protein also binds cholesterol and is thought to direct targeting of vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (synaptobrevin) to intracellular compartments. Mutations in this gene are associated with X-linked mental retardation (XLMR). [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the ELAVL protein family. This encoded protein contains 3 RNA-binding domains and binds cis-acting AU-rich elements. It destabilizes mRNAs and thereby regulates gene expression. [provided by RefSeq].