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Facts about piRNA biogenesis protein EXD1.
The PET complex is required through the secondary piRNAs metabolic process for the PIWIL2 cutting - triggered loading of PIWIL4 piRNAs. In the PET complex, EXD1 likely acts as an RNA adapter.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | EXD1 |
| Uniprot: | Q8NHP7 |
| Entrez: | 161829 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| EXD1 family |

EXDL1; exonuclease 3'-5' domain containing 1; exonuclease 3'-5' domain-containing protein 1; exonuclease 3'-5' domain-like 1; Exonuclease 3'-5' domain-like-containing protein 1; MGC33637
Mass (kDA):
58.335 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 15q15.1 |
| Sequence: | 15; NC_000015.10 (41182728..41231074, complement) |
Cytoplasm. Component of the meiotic nuage, also named P granule, a germ-cell-specific organelle required to repress transposon activity during meiosis.



PMID: 14702039 by Ota T., et al. Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs.
PMID: 16572171 by Zody M.C., et al. Analysis of the DNA sequence and duplication history of human chromosome 15.