(Gem (Nuclear Organelle) Associated Protein 7 (GEMIN7))
The protein encoded by this gene is a component of the core SMN complex, which is required for pre-mRNA splicing in the nucleus. The encoded protein is found in the nucleoplasm, in nuclear 'gems' (Gemini of Cajal bodies), and in the cytoplasm. Three transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
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Ogawa, Usui, Aoki, Ito, Itoh, Kai, Kanamori-Katayama, Hayashizaki, Suzuki: "Gemin2 plays an important role in stabilizing the survival of motor neuron complex." in: The Journal of biological chemistry, Vol. 282, Issue 15, pp. 11122-34, (2007) (PubMed).