9G8, hSlu7, MGC9280, Pre mRNA splicing factor SLU7, Pre-mRNA-splicing factor slu7, SLU 7, SLU-7, slu7, SLU7 splicing factor homolog S. cerevisiae, SLU7 splicing factor homolog, SLU7_HUMAN, Step II splicing factor SLU7, Zinc knuckle mot containing.
Participates in the second catalytic step of pre-mRNA splicing, when the free hydroxyl group of exon I attacks the 3-splice site to generate spliced mRNA and the excised lariat intron. Required for holding exon 1 properly in the spliceosome and for correct AG identification when more than one possible AG exists in 3-splicing site region. May be involved in the activation of proximal AG. Probably also involved in alternative splicing regulation.