The hnRNP-like Nab3 termination factor can employ heterologous prion-like domains in place of its own essential low complexity domain.

Many RNA-binding proteins possess domains with a biased amino acid content. A common property of these low complexity domains (LCDs) is that they assemble into an ordered amyloid form, juxtaposing RNA recognition motifs in a subcellular compartment in which RNA metabolism is focused. Yeast Nab3 is o...

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Main Authors: Travis J Loya, Thomas W O'Rourke, Daniel Reines
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5638401?pdf=render