Nop9 Gene Summary [Rat]
Predicted to enable RNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in ribosome biogenesis. Predicted to be part of 90S preribosome and preribosome, small subunit precursor. Predicted to be active in nucleolus. Orthologous to human NOP9 (NOP9 nucleolar protein). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Details
| Type | Protein Coding |
| Official Symbol | Nop9 |
| Official Name | NOP9 nucleolar protein [Source:RGD Symbol;Acc:1308396] |
| Ensembl ID | ENSRNOG00000020321 |
| Bio databases IDs | |
| Aliases | NOP9 nucleolar protein |
| Synonyms | 2610027L16Rik, C14orf21, HP08474, LOC102725044, NOP9 nucleolar protein, RGD1308396 |
| Species | Rat, Rattus norvegicus |
| Orthologies |
Subcellular Expression
Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
- Nucleus
Gene Ontology Annotations
Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the rat Nop9 gene, providing context for its role in the cell.
Biological Process
Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
- ribosomal small subunit export from nucleus
- endonucleolytic cleavage to generate mature 5'-end of SSU-rRNA from (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA)
- endonucleolytic cleavage in 5'-ETS of tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA)
- endonucleolytic cleavage in ITS1 to separate SSU-rRNA from 5.8S rRNA and LSU-rRNA from tricistronic rRNA transcript (SSU-rRNA, 5.8S rRNA, LSU-rRNA)
Cellular Component
Where in the cell the gene product is active
- 90S preribosome
- nucleolus
- preribosome, small subunit precursor
Molecular Function
What the gene product does at the molecular level
- RNA binding