Ago1 - argonaute RISC component 1 Gene

Also Known as Eif2c1

Species: Rattus norvegicus

Gene Type: protein coding
Gene ID: 313594

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the argonaute family of proteins, which associate with small RNAs and have important roles in RNA interference (RNAi) and RNA silencing. This protein binds to MicroRNAs (miRNAs) or small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and represses translation of mRNAs that are complementary to them. It is also involved in transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) of promoter regions that are complementary to bound short antigene RNAs (agRNAs), as well as in the degradation of miRNA-bound mRNA targets. A recent study showed this gene to be an authentic stop codon readthrough target, and that its mRNA could give rise to a C-terminally extended isoform by use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]

Ago1 Products (2)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001191765.2 NP_001178694.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform 1
NM_001317181.1 NP_001304110.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform 1x
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence References Source
involved in regulation of mRNA stability IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
26846850 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

protein argonaute-1

  • argonaute 1, RISC catalytic component

  • argonaute RISC catalytic component 1

  • eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2C, 1

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Ago1 NCBI NCBI:26523