RACK1 is a ribosome scaffold protein for β-actin mRNA/ZBP1 complex.

In neurons, specific mRNAs are transported in a translationally repressed manner along dendrites or axons by transport ribonucleic-protein complexes called RNA granules. ZBP1 is one RNA binding protein present in transport RNPs, where it transports and represses the translation of cotransported mRNA...

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Main Authors: Marcello Ceci, Kristy Welshhans, Maria Teresa Ciotti, Rossella Brandi, Chiara Parisi, Francesca Paoletti, Luana Pistillo, Gary J Bassell, Antonino Cattaneo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3327689?pdf=render