TDRD7
Function
Component of specific cytoplasmic RNA granules involved in post-transcriptional regulation of specific genes: probably acts by binding to specific mRNAs and regulating their translation. Required for lens transparency during lens development, by regulating translation of genes such as CRYBB3 and HSPB1 in the developing lens. Also required during spermatogenesis.
Involvement in disease
Cataract 36
CTRCT36
An opacification of the crystalline lens of the eye becoming evident at birth. It frequently results in visual impairment or blindness. Opacities vary in morphology, are often confined to a portion of the lens, and may be static or progressive. In general, the more posteriorly located and dense an opacity, the greater the impact on visual function.
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The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the TDRD7 family.
Cellular localization
- Cytoplasm
- Localizes to cytoplasmic RNA granules. Present in chromatoid body (CB) of spermatids (mammalian counterpart of germplasm, pole plasm or polar granules in Drosophila germ cells), also named processing bodies (P-bodies) in somatic cells. Detected in the multilobular cytoplasmic CBs (also called intermitochondrial cementin) in pachytene spermatocytes and as a single perinuclear CB in haploid round spermatids (By similarity).
Alternative names
PCTAIRE2BP, TDRD7, Tudor domain-containing protein 7, PCTAIRE2-binding protein, Tudor repeat associator with PCTAIRE-2, Trap