HuD (protein)
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HuD otherwise known as ELAV-like protein 4 is a
protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, respo ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''ELAVL4''
gene In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a ba ...
. The HuD/ELAVL4 protein is an
RNA-binding protein RNA-binding proteins (often abbreviated as RBPs) are proteins that bind to the double or single stranded RNA in cells and participate in forming ribonucleoprotein complexes. RBPs contain various structural motifs, such as RNA recognition motif ( ...
. HuD contains three
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protein domains In molecular biology, a protein domain is a region of a protein's polypeptide chain that is self-stabilizing and that folds independently from the rest. Each domain forms a compact folded three-dimensional structure. Many proteins consist of s ...
, enabling RNA binding. HuD is expressed only in neurons and it binds to
AU-rich element Adenylate-uridylate-rich elements (AU-rich elements; AREs) are found in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of many messenger RNAs (mRNAs) that code for proto-oncogenes, nuclear transcription factors, and cytokines. AREs are one of the most common de ...
-containing mRNAs. As a result of this interaction the half-life of the transcript is increased. HuD is important in neurons during brain development and plasticity.


Interactions

HuD (protein) has been shown to
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with
NXF1 Nuclear RNA export factor 1, also known as NXF1 or TAP, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''NXF1'' gene. Function This gene is one member of a family of nuclear RNA export factor genes. Common domain features of this family are a no ...
.


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