TSEN54
Function
Non-catalytic subunit of the tRNA-splicing endonuclease complex, a complex responsible for identification and cleavage of the splice sites in pre-tRNA. It cleaves pre-tRNA at the 5' and 3' splice sites to release the intron. The products are an intron and two tRNA half-molecules bearing 2',3' cyclic phosphate and 5'-OH termini. There are no conserved sequences at the splice sites, but the intron is invariably located at the same site in the gene, placing the splice sites an invariant distance from the constant structural features of the tRNA body. The tRNA splicing endonuclease is also involved in mRNA processing via its association with pre-mRNA 3'-end processing factors, establishing a link between pre-tRNA splicing and pre-mRNA 3'-end formation, suggesting that the endonuclease subunits function in multiple RNA-processing events.
Involvement in disease
Pontocerebellar hypoplasia 4
PCH4
A disorder characterized by an abnormally small cerebellum and brainstem, severe neonatal encephalopathy, microcephaly, myoclonus and muscular hypertonia. There is a severe inferior olivary and pontine neuronal loss and a diffuse white matter gliosis.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Pontocerebellar hypoplasia 2A
PCH2A
A disorder characterized by an abnormally small cerebellum and brainstem, and progressive microcephaly from birth combined with extrapyramidal dyskinesia. Severe chorea occurs and epilepsy is frequent. There are no signs of spinal cord anterior horn cells degeneration.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Pontocerebellar hypoplasia 5
PCH5
A form of pontocerebellar hypoplasia, a disorder characterized by structural defects of the pons and cerebellum. Brain MRI shows an abnormally small cerebellum and brainstem, decreased cerebral white matter, and a thin corpus callosum.
None
The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the SEN54 family.
Cellular localization
- Nucleus
- Nucleus
- Nucleolus
- May be transiently localized in the nucleolus.
Alternative names
SEN54, TSEN54, tRNA-splicing endonuclease subunit Sen54, SEN54 homolog, tRNA-intron endonuclease Sen54, HsSEN54