Cold Inducible RNA Binding Protein
CIRP
Cold-Inducible RNA-Binding Protein
Glycine-Rich RNA Binding Protein
A18 HnRNP
Glycine-Rich RNA-Binding Protein CIRP
Cold Inducible RNA-Binding Protein
Testicular Tissue Protein Li 39
A18HNRNP
Enables mRNA 3'-UTR binding activity and small ribosomal subunit rRNA binding activity. Involved in mRNA stabilization; positive regulation of translation; and response to UV. Located in cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Forensic Context
A study in humans demonstrated that the CIRBP was significantly highly expressed in the brain, lungs, and kidneys of a fatal hypothermia case compared to a trauma control, though expression was lower in myocardial cells, suggesting its potential as an auxiliary diagnostic indicator [Zheng et al. DOI:10.1016/J.Jflm.2024.102786]. Research in rats found that mRNA and protein expression of the CIRBP was significantly increased in specific brain regions, including the prefrontal cortex, due to fatal hypothermia, and its expression in the prefrontal cortex could distinguish hypothermia from asphyxia, though it could not differentiate hypothermia from conditions like starvation [Chen et al. DOI:10.1016/j.cryobiol.2025.105541].