RNA-binding protein MEX3C (RING finger & KH domain-containing protein 2, RING finger protein 194, RKHD2, MEX3C, RNF194, BM-013)

Function

• RNA-binding protein, bnds RNA through its KH domains
• role in post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms
• phosphorylated

Structure

• contains 2 KH domains
• contains 1 RING-type zinc finger

Compartment

• cytoplasm, nucleus
• predominantly expressed in cytoplasm
• shuttles between cytoplasm & nucleus through the CRM1 export pathway

Expression

• highest levels found in fetal brain & testis
• expressed in thymus, salivary gland, uterus
• weak expression in intestine

More general terms

• ring finger protein
• phosphoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q5U5Q3.html