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Structural highlights

Function

SMG_DROME Translation regulator that binds to the 3'-UTR of specific mRNAs such as nanos (nos) and prevent their translation. Prevents translation of unlocalized nos in the bulk cytoplasm via the recruitment of cup.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

References

1. ↑ Dahanukar A, Walker JA, Wharton RP. Smaug, a novel RNA-binding protein that operates a translational switch in Drosophila. Mol Cell. 1999 Aug;4(2):209-18. PMID:10488336
2. ↑ Smibert CA, Lie YS, Shillinglaw W, Henzel WJ, Macdonald PM. Smaug, a novel and conserved protein, contributes to repression of nanos mRNA translation in vitro. RNA. 1999 Dec;5(12):1535-47. PMID:10606265
3. ↑ Smibert CA, Wilson JE, Kerr K, Macdonald PM. smaug protein represses translation of unlocalized nanos mRNA in the Drosophila embryo. Genes Dev. 1996 Oct 15;10(20):2600-9. PMID:8895661
4. ↑ Nelson MR, Leidal AM, Smibert CA. Drosophila Cup is an eIF4E-binding protein that functions in Smaug-mediated translational repression. EMBO J. 2004 Jan 14;23(1):150-9. Epub 2003 Dec 11. PMID:14685270 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7600026