Exosome component 2

2NN623404227715ENSG00000130713ENSMUSG00000039356Q13868Q8VBV3NM_001282708NM_001282709NM_014285NM_144886NP_001269637NP_001269638NP_055100NP_659135Exosome component 2, also known as EXOSC2, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the EXOSC2 gene.

[5][6] Mammalian mRNAs contain AU-rich elements (AREs) within their three prime untranslated regions.

In yeast, 3-prime-to-5-prime mRNA degradation is mediated by the exosome, a multisubunit particle.

EXOSC2 (which is homologous to the yeast Rrp4 protein) is a component of the human exosome.

This article on a gene on human chromosome 9 is a stub.