CPSF3: Component of the cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor (CPSF) complex that play a key role in pre-mRNA 3'-end formation, recognizing the AAUAAA signal sequence and interacting with poly(A) polymerase and other factors to bring about cleavage and poly(A) addition. Has endonuclease activity, and functions as mRNA 3'-end-processing endonuclease. Also involved in the histone 3'-end pre-mRNA processing. U7 snRNP- dependent protein that induces both the 3'-endoribonucleolytic cleavage of histone pre-mRNAs and acts as a 5' to 3' exonuclease for degrading the subsequent downstream cleavage product (DCP) of mature histone mRNAs. Cleavage occurs after the 5'-ACCCA-3' sequence in the histone pre-mRNA leaving a 3'hydroxyl group on the upstream fragment containing the stem loop (SL) and 5' phosphate on the downstream cleavage product (DCP) starting with CU nucleotides. The U7-dependent 5' to 3' exonuclease activity is processive and degrades the DCP RNA substrate even after complete removal of the U7-binding site. Binds to the downstream cleavage product (DCP) of histone pre-mRNAs and the cleaved DCP RNA substrate in a U7 snRNP dependent manner. Belongs to the metallo-beta-lactamase superfamily. RNA-metabolizing metallo-beta-lactamase-like family. CPSF3 subfamily.
Protein type: RNA-binding; EC 3.1.27.-; RNA splicing; RNA processing; Ribonuclease
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 2p25.1
Cellular Component: mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor complex; nucleoplasm; ribonucleoprotein complex
Molecular Function: 5'-3' exonuclease activity; endoribonuclease activity; metal ion binding; protein binding; RNA binding
Biological Process: histone mRNA 3'-end processing; mRNA 3'-end processing; mRNA cleavage; mRNA export from nucleus; mRNA polyadenylation; nuclear mRNA splicing, via spliceosome; termination of RNA polymerase II transcription
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