Structural highlights
Function
DCP1_SCHPO Component of the decapping complex necessary for the degradation of mRNAs, both in normal mRNA turnover and in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Removes the 7-methyl guanine cap structure from mRNA molecules, yielding a 5'-phosphorylated mRNA fragment and 7m-GDP. Decapping is the major pathway of mRNA degradation in yeast. It occurs through deadenylation, decapping and subsequent 5' to 3' exonucleolytic decay of the transcript body.[1]
References
- ↑ Sakuno T, Araki Y, Ohya Y, Kofuji S, Takahashi S, Hoshino S, Katada T. Decapping reaction of mRNA requires Dcp1 in fission yeast: its characterization in different species from yeast to human. J Biochem. 2004 Dec;136(6):805-12. PMID:15671491 doi:http://dx.doi.org/136/6/805
