NUFIP1: Proteins and Enzymes

NUFIP1, also known as Nuclear fragile X mental retardation-interacting protein 1, is a 495 amino acid protein that is 56 kDa, binds RNA, contains a C2H2 zinc finger motif and a nuclear localization signal, it is associated with the nuclear matrix in perichromatin fibrils and, in neurons, localizes to the cytoplasm in association with endoplasmic reticulum ribosomes. Current research is being performed on several diseases and disorders including intellectual disability, neuronitis, microcephaly, and prostatitis. This protein has been shown to have interactions with YWHAZ, BRCA1, CCNT1, RUVBL2, FMR1, and over 30 other proteins in box C/D snoRNP assembly, RNA processing, and positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter pathways.