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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 6.
Published in final edited form as: Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA. 2010 May 6;1(1):60–80. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1

Table I.

ARE-binding Proteins

ARE-binding protein RNA-binding domain Function References
APOBEC1 Unknown Destabilize mRNA [166, 167, 168, 169]
AUF1 (hnRNPD) RRM Destabilize mRNA
Stabilize mRNA
[115, 117, 118, 119, 140]
[121, 122]
AUF2 (CBF-A) RRM Stabilize mRNA [170]
CUGBP2 RRM Translational silencing
Stabilize mRNA
[171]
[172]
FXR1P K homology; RGG Translational silencing [173]
HuR (ELAVL1) RRM Stabilize mRNA
Translational activation
Translational silencing
[119, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146]
[119, 147, 148, 149]
[150]
KSRP K homology Destabilize mRNA [33, 95, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178]
NF90 DRBD Stabilize mRNA
Translational silencing
[179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184]
[184]
RHAU Novel N-terminal RNA-binding domain Destabilize mRNA [185, 186]
YB1 CSD Stabilize mRNA [187, 188]
TIA-1 (TIA1) RRM Translational silencing [158, 159, 160, 161]
TIAR (TIAL1) RRM Translational silencing [157, 160, 162, 189, 190]
ZFP36 (TTP) CCCH zinc finger Destabilize mRNA
Stabilize mRNA
[59, 63, 64, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 96, 97, 99, 101, 102, 103, 191]
[94]
ZFP36L1 (BRF1) CCCH zinc finger Destabilize mRNA
Translational silencing
[63, 64, 82, 110, 111]
[108]
ZFP36L2 (BRF2) CCCH zinc finger Destabilize mRNA [51, 63, 64]
ZFP36L3 CCCH zinc finger Destabilize mRNA [52, 53]

APOBEC1, apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide 1; AUF1/hnRNPD, AU-rich binding factor 1/heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D; AUF-2/CBF-A, AU-rich binding factor 2/CArG-box-binding factor-A; CCCH, cysteine-cysteine-cysteine-histidine; CSD, cold shock domain; CUGBP2, CUG triplet repeat, RNA binding protein 2; DRBD, dsRNA-binding domain; FXR1P, fragile X-related protein 1; HuR/ELAVL1, Hu antigen R/embryonic lethal abnormal vision-like 1; KSRP, KH-type splicing regulatory protein; NF90, nuclear factor 90; RGG, arginine-glycine-glycine; RHAU, RNA helicase associated with AU-rich element; RRM, RNA recognition motif; YB1, Y-box-binding protein 1; TIA-1, T-cell restricted intracellular antigen 1; TIAR, TIA-1-related; ZFP36/TTP, zinc finger protein 36/tristetraprolin; ZFP36L1/BRF1, zinc finger protein 36-like 1/butyrate response factor 1; ZFP36L2/BRF2, zinc finger protein 36-like 2/butyrate response factor 2; ZFP36L3, zinc finger protein 36-like 3