Title:Cold-Induced RNA-Binding Protein and RNA-Binding Motif Protein 3:
Two RNA Molecular Chaperones Closely Related to Reproductive
Development and Reproductive System Diseases
Volume: 30
Issue: 1
Author(s): Jiahao Liu, Qinqin Wei, Yingji Jin, Yuji Jin*Yong Jiang*
Affiliation:
- Department of Medicine,
Jilin Medical University, Jilin City, Jilin Province, China
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Jilin Medical University, Jilin City, Jilin Province, China
Keywords:
CIRP, RBM3, reproductive development, spermatogenesis, oogenesis, cryptorchidism, reproductive system tumours.
Abstract: Cold-induced RNA-binding protein (CIRP) and RNA-binding motif protein 3 (RBM3) have
recently been reported to be involved in cold stress in mammals. These proteins are expressed at low
levels in various normal cells, tissues, and organs but can be upregulated upon stimulation by multiple
stressors. Studies have shown that CIRP and RBM3 are multifunctional RNA molecular chaperones
with different biological functions in various physiological and pathophysiological processes, such as
reproductive development, the inflammatory response, the immune response, nerve injury regulation,
and tumorigenesis. This paper reviews recent studies on the structure, localization and correlation of
CIRP and RBM3 with reproductive development and reproductive system diseases.