Poly(A) polymerase alpha is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
that in humans is encoded by the ''PAPOLA''
gene
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.
PAPOLA binds to
FIP1L1
Factor interacting with PAPOLA and CPSF1 (i.e, FIP1L1; also termed Pre-mRNA 3'-end-processing factor FIP1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''FIP1L1'' gene (also known as Rhe, FIP1, and hFip1). A medically important aspect of the ''FI ...
(Factor interacting with PAPOLA and CPSF1), a subunit of the
cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor subunit 1 (CPSF1) complex. This complex polyadenylates the
3' end of
precursor mRNA
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*Precursor (religion), a forerunner, predecessor
** The Precursor, John the Baptist
Science and technology
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s (pre-mRNA) (see
CPSF
Cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor (CPSF) is involved in the cleavage of the 3' signaling region from a newly synthesized pre- messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) molecule in the process of gene transcription. It is the first protein to bind t ...
). CPSF1 is an
RNA
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule essential in various biological roles in coding, decoding, regulation and expression of genes. RNA and deoxyribonucleic acid ( DNA) are nucleic acids. Along with lipids, proteins, and carbohydra ...
processing protein that binds to
uracil
Uracil () (symbol U or Ura) is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid RNA. The others are adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). In RNA, uracil binds to adenine via two hydrogen bonds. In DNA, the uracil nucleobase is replaced by ...
-rich sequences in pre-mRNA, binds with and stimulates POPOLA's
Polynucleotide adenylyltransferase
In enzymology, a polynucleotide adenylyltransferase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
:ATP + RNA-3'OH \rightleftharpoons pyrophosphate + RNApA-3'OH
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ATP and RNA, whereas its two ...
activity, and thereby adds
adenylyl
Adenosine monophosphate (AMP), also known as 5'-adenylic acid, is a nucleotide. AMP consists of a phosphate group, the sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine; it is an ester of phosphoric acid and the nucleoside adenosine. As a substituent it t ...
residues to pre-mRNA. This poly-adenylyl action increases pre mRNA's maturation and movement from the nucleus to cytoplasm while dramatically increasing the stability of the mRNA formed from pre-mRNA: FIP1L1 is a Pre-mRNA 3'-end-processing factor. ''FIP1L1''
gene fusions between it and either the
platelet-derived growth factor receptor, alpha (''PGDFRA'') or
Retinoic acid receptor alpha
Retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR-α), also known as NR1B1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group B, member 1) is a nuclear receptor that in humans is encoded by the ''RARA'' gene.
NR1B1 is a gene with a protein product and has a chromosomal locat ...
(RARA) genes are causes of certain human
diseases associated with pathologically increased levels of blood eosinophils and/or
Leukemia
Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ' ...
s.
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