Biological Activity
La ribonucleoprotein domain family member 7 (LARP7) is a novel gastrointestinal tumor-suppressor gene, which might function as a potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer (GC).LARP7 present in the nucleus functions as a RNA-binding and -regulatory protein, with the help of its functional domain. LARP7 acts as a chaperone of 7SK noncoding RNA (ncRNA). Mutation in this chaperone leads to Primordial dwarfism (PD), facial dysmorphism and intellectual disability. LARP7, which is an element of 7SK RNP system, plays a vital role in transcriptional regulation of polymerase II genes.
