AUH Antibodies

Target Information

The methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase, mitochondrial protein binds to the AU-rich element (ARE), a common element found in the 3' UTR of rapidly decaying mRNA such as c-fos, c-myc and granulocyte/ macrophage colony stimulating factor. ARE elements are involved in directing RNA to rapid degradation and deadenylation. AUH is also homologous to enol-CoA hydratase, an enzyme involved in fatty acid degradation, and has been shown to have intrinsic hydratase enzymatic activity. AUH is thus a bifunctional chimera between RNA binding and metabolic enzyme activity. A possible subcellular localization in the mitochondria has been demonstrated for the mouse homolog of this protein which shares 92% identity with the human protein. It has been suggested that AUH may have a novel role as a mitochondrial located AU-binding protein. Human AUH is expressed as a single mRNA species of 1.8 kb, and translated as a 40- kDa precursor protein which is subsequently processed to a 32- kDa mature form.

Synonyms

3-methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase; AU RNA binding methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase; AU RNA binding protein/enoyl-CoA hydratase; AU RNA binding protein/enoyl-coenzyme A hydratase; AU RNA-binding protein/enoyl-Coenzyme A hydratase; AU-binding enoyl-CoA hydratase; AU-binding protein/enoyl-CoA hydratase; Auh; AU-specific RNA-binding enoyl-CoA hydratase; C77140; Itaconyl-CoA hydratase; Methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase, mitochondrial; muAUH; W91705