Table 1.

The best-characterized RNA-binding proteins involved in adipogenesis.

RBP	RNA-Binding Domain	Target Cis-Elements	RNA Targets	Effect on RNA Targets
HuR	RRMs	AU-rich element	Insig1, ATGL	Stabilization
PSPC1	RRMs	AU-rich element	Ebf1, PPARγ, Acsl1, and Scd1	Nuclear export
Sam68	KH	U(U/A)AA	mTOR, Rps6kb1	Alternative splicing
RBM4	RRMs, ZF	CU-rich element	PPARγ, Pref1, MEF2C, Prdm16	Alternative splicing
Ybx1	CSD, C-terminal domain	Not determined	Pink1, Prkn	Stabilization
Ybx2	CSD, C-terminal domain	Not determined	Pgc1α	Stabilization
IGF2BP2	RRM, KH	Not determined	UCP1	Inhibit translation
KSRP	KH	AU-rich element	pri-miR-145, pri-miR-150	miRNA processing

Abbreviations: RBP: RNA-binding protein; RRM: RNA recognition motif; ZF: zinc finger domain; CSD: cold-shock domain; KH: K homology domain.