| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGCGCGAGGAGAAAGAUGGCGGCGAUGGCGGUCGGGGGUGCUGGUGGGA… | 2389 nt | 0.5182 | |
| AGCGCGAGGAGAAAGAUGGCGGCGAUGGCGGUCGGGGGUGCUGGUGGGA… | 2257 nt | 0.5206 | |
| AGCGCGAGGAGAAAGAUGGCGGCGAUGGCGGUCGGGGGUGCUGGUGGGA… | 2270 nt | 0.5172 | |
| AGCGCGAGGAGAAAGAUGGCGGCGAUGGCGGUCGGGGGUGCUGGUGGGA… | 2172 nt | 0.5147 | |
| AGCGCGAGGAGAAAGAUGGCGGCGAUGGCGGUCGGGGGUGCUGGUGGGA… | 1927 nt | 0.5241 | |
| AGCGCGAGGAGAAAGAUGGCGGCGAUGGCGGUCGGGGGUGCUGGUGGGA… | 2304 nt | 0.5126 |
This gene encodes an enzyme that belongs to the methyltransferase family. The encoded protein catalyzes the transfer of methyl groups to the amino acid arginine, in target proteins that include histones, transcriptional elongation factors and the tumor suppressor p53. This gene plays a role in several cellular processes, including transcriptional regulation, and the assembly of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins. A pseudogene of this gene has been defined on chromosome 4. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
A study in humans demonstrated that the PRMT5 gene, encoding a protein involved in RNA metabolism, was upregulated as part of the metabolism of RNA pathway specifically in the colon of post-mortem sepsis patients compared to uninfected controls [Pinheiro da Silva et al. DOI:10.1111/jcmm.17938].