Originally named because of its sequence similarity to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae NHP2 (non-histone protein 2), this protein appears to be a highly conserved nuclear protein that is a component of the [U4/U6.U5] tri-snRNP. It binds to the 5'stem-loop of U4 snRNA. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.[5]
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