Argonaute protein

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:binds gptkb:siRNA
non-coding RNA
small RNA molecules
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Arabidopsis_thaliana
gptkbp:domain PAZ domain
PIWI domain
gptkbp:encodedBy AGO genes
gptkbp:firstDescribed 2001
gptkbp:foundIn prokaryotes
eukaryotes
gptkbp:function gptkb:RNA_interference
gene silencing
gptkbp:GO_term GO:0035195 (gene silencing by miRNA)
GO:0035194 (gene silencing by siRNA)
gptkbp:hasBiologicalActivity endoribonuclease (slicer activity)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Argonaute protein
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:RNA-induced_silencing_complex_(RISC)
gptkb:Dicer
gptkbp:involvedIn chromatin modification
translational repression
post-transcriptional gene silencing
mRNA cleavage
gptkbp:namedAfter Argonaute (mythological ship)
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:AGO1
gptkb:AGO2
gptkb:AGO3
gptkb:PIWI_proteins
animals
humans
plants
AGO4
gptkbp:PDB 1YTU
gptkbp:requires microRNA function
siRNA function
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:Nature_Reviews_Molecular_Cell_Biology
Cell
gptkbp:role stem cell maintenance
epigenetic regulation
developmental regulation
antiviral defense
transposon silencing
germline development
gptkbp:structure bilobal
gptkbp:subcellularLocation gptkb:nucleus
gptkb:cytoplasm
gptkbp:UniProtID Q9UL18 (human AGO2)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RNA-induced_silencing_complex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7