Function | Nucleolin is the major nucleolar protein of growing eukaryotic cells. It is found associated with intranucleolar chromatin and pre-ribosomal particles. It induces chromatin decondensation by binding to histone H1. It is thought to play a role in pre-rRNA transcription and ribosome assembly. May play a role in the process of transcriptional elongation. Binds RNA oligonucleotides with 5'-UUAGGG-3' repeats more tightly than the telomeric single-stranded DNA 5'-TTAGGG-3' repeats. |
Protein Name | NucleolinProtein C23 |
Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-6791226Reactome: R-HSA-9820960 |
Cellular Localisation | NucleusNucleolusCytoplasmLocalized In Cytoplasmic Mrnp Granules Containing Untranslated Mrnas |
Alternative Protein Names | Nucleolin proteinProtein C23 proteinNCL protein |
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