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LIN28B (gene)

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LIN28B
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesLIN28B, CSDD2, lin-28 homolog B
External IDsOMIM: 611044; MGI: 3584032; HomoloGene: 47607; GeneCards: LIN28B; OMA:LIN28B - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001004317

NM_001031772
NM_001033152

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001004317

NP_001026942

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 104.94 – 105.08 MbChr 10: 45.25 – 45.36 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Lin-28 homolog B is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LIN28B gene. [5]

Function

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The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the lin-28 family, which is characterized by the presence of a cold-shock domain and a pair of CCHC zinc finger domains. This gene is highly expressed in testis, fetal liver, placenta, and in primary human tumors and cancer cell lines. It is negatively regulated by microRNAs that target sites in the 3' UTR, and overexpression of this gene in primary tumors is linked to the repression of let-7 family of microRNAs and derepression of let-7 targets, which facilitates cellular transformation.

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000187772Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000063804Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: Lin-28 homolog B". Retrieved 2016-03-06.

Further reading

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.