Ribonuclease SLFN12

UniProtKB accession:  Q8IYM2

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UniProtKB description:  Ribonuclease which is part of an E2/17beta-estradiol-induced pro-apoptotic signaling pathway. E2 stabilizes the PDE3A/SLFN12 complex in the cytosol, promoting the dephosphorylation of SLFN12 and activating its pro-apoptotic ribosomal RNA/rRNA ribonuclease activity. This apoptotic pathway might be relevant in tissues with high concentration of E2 and be for instance involved in placenta remodeling (PubMed:31420216, PubMed:35104454, PubMed:34272366, PubMed:34707099). May play a role in cell differentiation (PubMed:30045019).