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PHF21A

Gene
Phf21a
Protein
PHD finger protein 21A
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
688 amino acids
Function
Component of the BHC complex, a corepressor complex that represses transcription of neuron-specific genes in non-neuronal cells. The BHC complex is recruited at RE1/NRSE sites by REST and acts by deacetylating and demethylating specific sites on histones, thereby acting as a chromatin modifier. In the BHC complex, it may act as a scaffold. Inhibits KDM1A-mediated demethylation of 'Lys-4' of histone H3 in vitro, suggesting a role in demethylation regulation (By similarity).
Mass
75.597 kDa
Sequence
MELQTLQEALKVEIQVHQKLVAQMKQDPQNADLKKQLHELQAKITALSEKQKRVVEQLRKNLIVKQEQPDKFQIQPLSQSENKLQTAQQQPLQPLQQQQPQQPQQQQQQQQQHAQQSAAAPPSLTASQKTVTTASMITTKTLPLVLKAATATMPASVVGQRPTIAMVTAINSQKAVLSTDVQNTPVNLQTSSKVTGPGAEAVQIVAKNTVTLQVQATPPQPIKVPQFIPPPRLTPRPNFLPQVRPKPVAQNNIPIAPAPPPMLAAPQLIQRPVMLTKFTPTTLPTSQNSIHPVRVVNGQTATIAKTFPMAQLTSIVIATPGTRLAGPQTVQLSKPSLEKQTVKSHPEAEEKQAESRTVTPPAAPKPKREENPQKLAFMVSLGLVTHDHLEEIQSKRQERKRRTTANPVYSGAVFEPERKKSAVTYLNSTMHPGTRKRGRPPKYNAVLGFGALTPTSPPSSHPDSPENEKTETTFTFPAPVQPVSLPSPTSTDGDIHEDFCSVCRKSGQLLMCDTCSRVYHLDCLEPPLKTIPKGMWICPRCQDQMLKKEEAIPWPGTLAIVHSYIAYKAAKEEEKQKLLKWSSDLKQEREQLEQKVKELSSSISKCMEMKSSILARQKEMRSSLDKVKRLIRLVHGVDLCRPVDSEATAGALSNGPDCTPPANAASTPAPSPSSQSCTANCNQGEETK

Gene
PHF21A
Protein
PHD finger protein 21A
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
680 amino acids
Function
Component of the BHC complex, a corepressor complex that represses transcription of neuron-specific genes in non-neuronal cells. The BHC complex is recruited at RE1/NRSE sites by REST and acts by deacetylating and demethylating specific sites on histones, thereby acting as a chromatin modifier. In the BHC complex, it may act as a scaffold. Inhibits KDM1A-mediated demethylation of 'Lys-4' of histone H3 in vitro, suggesting a role in demethylation regulation.
Mass
74.854 kDa
Sequence
MELQTLQEALKVEIQVHQKLVAQMKQDPQNADLKKQLHELQAKITALSEKQKRVVEQLRKNLIVKQEQPDKFQIQPLPQSENKLQTAQQQPLQQLQQQQQYHHHHAQQSAAASPNLTASQKTVTTASMITTKTLPLVLKAATATMPASVVGQRPTIAMVTAINSQKAVLSTDVQNTPVNLQTSSKVTGPGAEAVQIVAKNTVTLVQATPPQPIKVPQFIPPPRLTPRPNFLPQVRPKPVAQNNIPIAPAPPPMLAAPQLIQRPVMLTKFTPTTLPTSQNSIHPVRVVNGQTATIAKTFPMAQLTSIVIATPGTRLAGPQTVQLSKPSLEKQTVKSHTETDEKQTESRTITPPAAPKPKREENPQKLAFMVSLGLVTHDHLEEIQSKRQERKRRTTANPVYSGAVFEPERKKSAVTYLNSTMHPGTRKRGRPPKYNAVLGFGALTPTSPQSSHPDSPENEKTETTFTFPAPVQPVSLPSPTSTDGDIHEDFCSVCRKSGQLLMCDTCSRVYHLDCLDPPLKTIPKGMWICPRCQDQMLKKEEAIPWPGTLAIVHSYIAYKAAKEEEKQKLLKWSSDLKQEREQLEQKVKQLSNSISKCMEMKNTILARQKEMHSSLEKVKQLIRLIHGIDLSKPVDSEATVGAISNGPDCTPPANAATSTPAPSPSSQSCTANCNQGEETK