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Ago1 - argonaute RISC catalytic subunit 1 Gene

Mus musculus

Also known as Eif2c1

Gene ID: 236511 | Gene type: protein coding

About Ago1

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. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. A recent study showed this gene to be an authentic stop codon readthrough target, and that its mRNA could give rise to an additional C-terminally extended isoform by use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]

Ago1 Products(4)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001317173.1 NP_001304102.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform 1x
NM_001317174.1 NP_001304103.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform 2
NM_001378879.1 NP_001365808.1 protein argonaute-1 isoform 3
NM_153403.3 NP_700452.2 protein argonaute-1 isoform 1
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables RNA binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19536157 MGI
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
22053081 MGI
enables miRNA binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
22053081 MGI
enables protein binding IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
19269368 MGI
enables transcription cis-regulatory region binding IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
22053081 MGI
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
acts upstream of or within miRNA metabolic process IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
22053081 MGI
acts upstream of or within positive regulation of gene expression IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
22053081 MGI
involved in positive regulation of gene expression IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
26764146 MGI
involved in positive regulation of non-canonical NF-kappaB signal transduction IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
26764146 MGI
acts upstream of or within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
22053081 MGI
involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
22053081 MGI
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in P-body IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19898466 MGI
part of RISC complex IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
19536157 MGI
located in cytosol IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
22053081 MGI
located in nucleus IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
22053081 MGI
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

Piwi/Argonaute family protein meIF2C1

argonaute 1

argonaute RISC catalytic component 1

argonaute1

eIF-2C 1

eIF2C 1

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2C, 1

mAgo1

Ago1 Protein-protein interaction Information

Type
Protein Name Protein ID Interactor Interactor Species Interactor ID Detection Method Reference
Intra
Ago1 Q8CJG1 Trim32 Mus musculus Q8CH72 19269368
Cross: Cross-species interaction Intra: Intraspecies interaction

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Ago1 NCBI NCBI:26523