pfam05843: Suf (this model, PSSM-Id:399092 is obsolete and has been replaced by 428647)
Suppressor of forked protein (Suf)
This family consists of several eukaryotic suppressor of forked (Suf) like proteins. The Drosophila melanogaster Suppressor of forked [Su(f)] protein shares homology with the yeast RNA14 protein and the 77-kDa subunit of human cleavage stimulation factor, which are proteins involved in mRNA 3' end formation. This suggests a role for Su(f) in mRNA 3' end formation in Drosophila. The su(f) gene produces three transcripts; two of them are polyadenylated at the end of the transcription unit, and one is a truncated transcript, polyadenylated in intron 4. It is thought that su(f) plays a role in the regulation of poly(A) site utilisation and an important role of the GU-rich sequence for this regulation to occur.