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. 2021 Feb 16;296:100416. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100416

Table 4.

Cellular proteins that bind PS ASOs

A. PS ASO binding proteins localized to plasma membranes
Protein Effects on ASO activity Ref.
ASGPR Enhance (224)
EGFR Enhance (121)
LDLR N/D S. Wanget al., unpublished
M6PR Enhance (164)
TLRs (mediate inflammatory effects) (225)
Stabilin Enhance (226)
SRB N/D S. Wang et al., unpublished
Nucleolin N/D (227)

B. Cellular PS-ASO binding proteins
Protein Feature ASO activity upon protein knockdown ASO localization Impact on ASO toxicity ASO-protein colocalization References
Nucleic acid binding proteins (33)
 Ago2 RNA Binding Reduced (free uptake) Not characterized Yes (P-bodies) (228)
 CArG binding factor RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized (53)
 DDX21 RNA binding Yes Yes Yes (toxic ASO) L. Zhang et al., unpublished
 DHX30 RNA binding No change No change (53)
 EIF2S2 RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized
 eIF4H RNA binding No change No change
 GRSF RNA binding No change No change
 HMGB1 DNA binding No change No change No
 hnRNP D1Like RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized
 hnRNPA1 RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized (229)
 hnRNPA2 RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized (53)
 hnRNPF RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized
 hnRNPH1 RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized
 hnRNPK RNA binding Increase Yes Yes (123)
 hnRNPQ RNA binding No change No change (53)
 hnRNPU RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized
 hnRNPUL RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized
 ILF2 RNA binding Not characterized Not characterized
 ILF3 RNA binding No change No change
 KHSRP RNA binding No change No change
 Ku70 DNA binding Increase No change No
 Ku80 DNA binding Increase No change No
 La/SSB RNA binding Reduce Yes No
 NCL RNA binding No change No change Yes (toxic ASO) (230)
 NPM1 RNA binding Reduce Yes Yes (toxic ASO) (53)
 P54nrb RNA/DNA binding Increase Yes Yes Yes (123)
 PC4/Sub1 DNA binding Reduce No change No (53)
 PSF RNA/DNA binding Increase Yes Yes Yes (123)
 PSPC1 RNA binding Increase Yes Yes (53)
 RHA RNA binding No change No change
 RNase H1 DNA/RNA duplex binding Reduce No change Yes
 RNF163/ZNF9 DNA binding No change No change
 YBX1 protein RNA binding No change Not characterized Yes
Chaperone proteins (11)
 GRP78/Bip Chaperone protein No change No change (53)
 HSC70 Chaperone protein Reduce No change No X.H. Liang et al., unpublished
 HSP90-AA1 Chaperone protein Reduce No change Yes No (54)
 Hsp90-AB Chaperone protein Reduce No change Yes
 HSPA1L Chaperone protein Not characterized Not characterized (53)
 TCP1-alpha Chaperone protein Reduce Not characterized Yes (LE) (114)
 TCP1-beta Chaperone protein Reduce Not characterized Yes (PS-body, LE)
 TCP1-delta Chaperone protein Not characterized Not characterized Yes (LE)
 TCP1-episilon Chaperone protein Reduce Not characterized Yes (LE)
 TCP1-gamma Chaperone protein Not characterized Not characterized Yes (LE)
 TCP1-Theta Chaperone protein Not characterized Not characterized Yes (LE)
Other proteins (17)
 ACLY Enzyme No change No change (53)
 Albumin Secreted Not characterized Not characterized (84)
 Annexin A2 Membrane binding Reduce Yes Yes (LE) (231)
 ATAD3A Membrane No change No change
 FTCD/58K Enzyme Reduce Yes Yes (LE) X.H. Liang et al., unpublished
 IMP9 Transport Reduce Yes
 JKTPB1 delta 6 hnNRP-like Not characterized Not characterized (53)
 KCTD12 Membrane receptor No change No change
 LRPPRC Transport/transcription No change No change
 NARS tRNA synthase No change No change
 NDKA Enzyme Not characterized Not characterized
 RAN Transport Reduce Yes
 SHMT2 Enzyme Not characterized Not characterized
 Thymidylate kinase Enzyme Not characterized Not characterized
 VARS tRNA synthase Reduce No change
 β-actin (ACTB) Structure Reduce Not characterized
 β-tubulin (TUBB2C) Structure No change Not characterized

Adapted from ref (38).

Bolded proteins demonstrated to influence ASO activity or localization.