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Also known as NUDT20, decapping mRNA 2

mRNA-decapping enzyme 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCP2 gene.

Gene data

DCP2
Name
decapping mRNA 2
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
NUDT20

The protein encoded by this gene is a key component of an mRNA-decapping complex required for degradation of mRNAs, both in normal mRNA turnover, and in nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). It removes the 7-methyl guanine cap structure from mRNA, prior to its degradation from the 5' end. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been noted for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2011].

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decapping mRNA 2

Symbol
DCP2
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
5:112,976,702-113,028,477
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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HomoloGene ID
13968
genomic end
113022195
genomic start
112312399
cytogenetic location
5q22.2
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mRNA-decapping enzyme 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DCP2 gene.

DCP2 is a key component of an mRNA-decapping complex required for removal of the 5-prime cap from mRNA prior to its degradation from the 5-prime end (Fenger-Gron et al., 2005).[supplied by OMIM]

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