tRNA-splicing endonuclease subunit Sen34 is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''TSEN34''
gene
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.
tRNA splicing is a fundamental process required for cell growth and division. SEN34 is a subunit of the tRNA splicing endonuclease, which catalyzes the removal of introns, the first step in tRNA splicing (Paushkin et al., 2004).
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Interactions
TSEN34 has been shown to
interact
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with
TSEN2.
References
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External links
GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia Type 2 and Type 4