Synonyms:ALS6, ENTREZ:2521, ETM4, FUS RNA binding protein, FUS, FUS1, HGNC:4010, HNRNPP2, MIM:137070, NM_001010850, NM_001170634, NM_001170937, NM_004960, NP_001164105, NP_001164408, NP_004951, NR_028388, POMP75, TLS, XM_005255233, XM_011545781, XM_011545782, XM_024450221, XP_005255290, XP_011544083, XP_011544084, XP_024305989, altFUS
Id:ENSG00000089280
Description:FUS RNA binding protein
This gene encodes a multifunctional protein component of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) complex. The hnRNP complex is involved in pre-mRNA splicing and the export of fully processed mRNA to the cytoplasm. This protein belongs to the FET family of RNA-binding proteins which have been implicated in cellular processes that include regulation of gene expression, maintenance of genomic integrity and mRNA/microRNA processing. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Defects in this gene result in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis type 6. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]