human PCBP2 shRNA silencing Adenovirus

Product Info

Knockdown

>80% knockdown of mRNA in cultured cells

Viral Details

Viral Backbone

Human Adenovirus Type5 (dE1/E3)

Promoter

U6

Reporter

eGFP (default), optional CFP, YFP, RFP, mCherry

Storage Buffer

DMEM, 2% BSA, 2.5% Glycerol

Gene Details

Species

Human

Gene Symbol

PCBP2

Gene Name

poly(rC) binding protein 2

Gene ID

5094

Gene Synonyms

hnRNP-E2; HNRNPE2; HNRPE2

ORF Size

1008 bp

RefSeq#

NM_005016

Gene Description

PCBP2 appears to be multifunctional. Along with PCBP-1 and hnRNPK, it is one of the major cellular poly(rC)-binding proteins. The encoded protein contains three K-homologous (KH) domains which may be involved in RNA binding. Together with PCBP-1, this protein also functions as a translational coactivator of poliovirus RNA via a sequence-specific interaction with stem-loop IV of the IRES, promoting poliovirus RNA replication by binding to its 5'-terminal cloverleaf structure. It has also been implicated in translational control of the 15-lipoxygenase mRNA, human papillomavirus type 16 L2 mRNA, and hepatitis A virus RNA. The encoded protein is also suggested to play a part in formation of a sequence-specific alpha-globin mRNP complex which is associated with alpha-globin mRNA stability. This multiexon structural mRNA is thought to be retrotransposed to generate PCBP-1, an intronless gene with functions similar to that of PCBP2. This gene and PCBP-1 have paralogous genes (PCBP3 and PCBP4) which are thought to have arisen as a result of duplication events of entire genes. Thsi gene also has two processed pseudogenes (PCBP2P1 and PCBP2P2). Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

UniGene ID

Hs.546271

HGNC ID

HGNC:8648