Dyskerin (D6N4K) Rabbit mAb #53234

H box/ACA-motif small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) guide snoRNA proteins (snoRNPs) to uridine residues on rRNA for the conversion to pseudouridine (1). These H/ACA snoRNPs consist of four highly conserved proteins including GAR1, NHP2, NOP10, and the catalytic component dyskerin (1-3). The core snoRNPs also bind to mammalian telomerase RNA, which contains a H/ACA-like motif in the 3’ domain. This binding results in the maintenance of telomerase levels and activity (4). Defects in the snoRNPs can lead to dyskeratosis congenita, a rare, x-linked disorder characterized by a failure of the bone marrow and an increased tumor risk (5,6). Mutations in the dyskerin gene can cause defects in translation of mRNAs containing internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs), which include mRNAs to tumor suppressors p27 and p53 and anti-apoptotic factors Bcl-xL and XIAP (7).