Gene: MIR6884

Alternate names for this Gene: hsa-mir-6884

Gene Summary: microRNAs (miRNAs) are short (20-24 nt) non-coding RNAs that are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in multicellular organisms by affecting both the stability and translation of mRNAs. miRNAs are transcribed by RNA polymerase II as part of capped and polyadenylated primary transcripts (pri-miRNAs) that can be either protein-coding or non-coding. The primary transcript is cleaved by the Drosha ribonuclease III enzyme to produce an approximately 70-nt stem-loop precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA), which is further cleaved by the cytoplasmic Dicer ribonuclease to generate the mature miRNA and antisense miRNA star (miRNA*) products. The mature miRNA is incorporated into a RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC), which recognizes target mRNAs through imperfect base pairing with the miRNA and most commonly results in translational inhibition or destabilization of the target mRNA. The RefSeq represents the predicted microRNA stem-loop.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 17

Location in Chromosome : 17q21.1

Description of this Gene: microRNA 6884

Type of Gene: ncRNA

Gene: MED24

Alternate names for this Gene: ARC100|CRSP100|CRSP4|DRIP100|MED5|THRAP4|TRAP100

Gene Summary: This gene encodes a component of the mediator complex (also known as TRAP, SMCC, DRIP, or ARC), a transcriptional coactivator complex thought to be required for the expression of almost all genes. The mediator complex is recruited by transcriptional activators or nuclear receptors to induce gene expression, possibly by interacting with RNA polymerase II and promoting the formation of a transcriptional pre-initiation complex. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 17

Location in Chromosome : 17q21.1

Description of this Gene: mediator complex subunit 24

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs9916158 in MIR6884;MED24 gene and Asthma PMID 20860503 2010 A large-scale, consortium-based genomewide association study of asthma.