Interleukin enhancer-binding factor 3 (Q12906)

Uniprot ID Q12906
Protein Name Interleukin enhancer-binding factor 3
Gene Name ILF3
Species Homo sapiens (Human)
Signal peptide(a) N Secretome P(b) 0.11
Function RNA-binding protein that plays an essential role in the biogenesis of circular RNAs (circRNAs) which are produced by back-splicing circularization of pre-mRNAs. Within the nucleus, promotes circRNAs processing by stabilizing the regulatory elements residing in the flanking introns of the circularized exons. Plays thereby a role in the back-splicing of a subset of circRNAs (PubMed:28625552). As a consequence, participates in a wide range of transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes. Upon viral infection, ILF3 accumulates in the cytoplasm and participates in the innate antiviral response (PubMed:21123651). Mechanistically, ILF3 becomes phosphorylated and activated by the double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase/PKR which releases ILF3 from cellular mature circRNAs. In turn, unbound ILF3 molecules are able to interact with and thus inhibit viral mRNAs (PubMed:21123651, PubMed:28625552). .
GO - Molecular function
  • DNA binding : IDA:UniProtKB
  • double-stranded RNA binding : IDA:UniProtKB
  • RNA binding : HDA:UniProtKB
GO - Biological process
  • defense response to virus : IEA:UniProtKB-KW
  • negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated : IDA:UniProtKB
  • negative regulation of translation : ISS:UniProtKB
  • negative regulation of viral genome replication : ISS:UniProtKB
  • positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated : IDA:UniProtKB
  • protein phosphorylation : IDA:UniProtKB
  • transcription, DNA-templated : IEA:UniProtKB-KW
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(a) The Signal peptide D-score cutoff for "YES"(having signal peptide) is 0.45.
(b) Non-classically secreted proteins should obtain an NN-score(Neural Networks score) exceeding the normal threshold of 0.5, but not at the same time be predicted to contain a signal peptide.