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RNA recognition motif (RRM) found in speckle targeted PIP5K1A-regulated poly(A) polymerase (Star-PAP) and similar proteins This subfamily corresponds to the RRM of Star-PAP, also termed RNA-binding motif protein 21 (RBM21), which is a ubiquitously expressed U6 snRNA-specific terminal uridylyltransferase (U6-TUTase) essential for cell proliferation. Although it belongs to the well-characterized poly(A) polymerase protein superfamily, Star-PAP is highly divergent from both, the poly(A) polymerase (PAP) and the terminal uridylyl transferase (TUTase), identified within the editing complexes of trypanosomes. Star-PAP predominantly localizes at nuclear speckles and catalyzes RNA-modifying nucleotidyl transferase reactions. It functions in mRNA biosynthesis and may be regulated by phosphoinositides. It binds to glutathione S-transferase (GST)-PIPKIalpha. Star-PAP preferentially uses ATP as a nucleotide substrate and possesses PAP activity that is stimulated by PtdIns4,5P2. It contains an N-terminal C2H2-type zinc finger motif followed by an RNA recognition motif (RRM), also termed RBD (RNA binding domain) or RNP (ribonucleoprotein domain), a split PAP domain linked by a proline-rich region, a PAP catalytic and core domain, a PAP-associated domain, an RS repeat, and a nuclear localization signal (NLS).
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