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BAZ2A

Gene
BAZ2A
Protein
Bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein 2A
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
1905 amino acids
Function
Essential component of the NoRC (nucleolar remodeling complex) complex, a complex that mediates silencing of a fraction of rDNA by recruiting histone-modifying enzymes and DNA methyltransferases, leading to heterochromatin formation and transcriptional silencing. In the complex, it plays a central role by being recruited to rDNA and by targeting chromatin modifying enzymes such as HDAC1, leading to repress RNA polymerase I transcription. Recruited to rDNA via its interaction with TTF1 and its ability to recognize and bind histone H4 acetylated on 'Lys-16' (H4K16ac), leading to deacetylation of H4K5ac, H4K8ac, H4K12ac but not H4K16ac. Specifically binds pRNAs, 150-250 nucleotide RNAs that are complementary in sequence to the rDNA promoter; pRNA-binding is required for heterochromatin formation and rDNA silencing (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the WAL family.
Mass
211.198 kDa
Sequence
MEMEANDHFNFTGLPPAPAASGLKPSPSSGEGLYTNGSPMNFPQQGKSLNGDVNVNGLSTVSHTTTSGILNSAPHSSSTSHLHHPSVAYDCLWNYSQYPSANPGSNLKDPPLLSQFSGGQYPLNGILGGSRQPSSPSHNTNLRAGSQEFWANGTQSPMGLNFDSQELYDSFPDQNFEVMPNGPPSFFTSPQTSPMLGSSIQTFAPSQEVGSGIHPDEAAEKEMTSVVAENGTGLVGSLELEEEQPELKMCGYNGSVPSVESLHQEVSVLVPDPTVSCLDDPSHLPDQLEDTPILSEDSLEPFNSLAPEPVSGGLYGIDDTELMGAEDKLPLEDSPVISALDCPSLNNATAFSLLADDSQTSTSIFASPTSPPVLGESVLQDNSFDLNNGSDAEQEEMETQSSDFPPSLTQPAPDQSSTIQLHPATSPAVSPTTSPAVSLVVSPAASPEISPEVCPAASTVVSPAVFSVVSPASSAVLPAVSLEVPLTASVTSPKASPVTSPAAAFPTASPANKDVSSFLETTADVEEITGEGLTASGSGDVMRRRIATPEEVRLPLQHGWRREVRIKKGSHRWQGETWYYGPCGKRMKQFPEVIKYLSRNVVHSVRREHFSFSPRMPVGDFFEERDTPEGLQWVQLSAEEIPSRIQAITGKRGRPRNTEKAKTKEVPKVKRGRGRPPKVKITELLNKTDNRPLKKLEAQETLNEEDKAKIAKSKKKMRQKVQRGECQTTIQGQARNKRKQETKSLKQKEAKKKSKAEKEKGKTKQEKLKEKVKREKKEKVKMKEKEEVTKAKPACKADKTLATQRRLEERQRQQMILEEMKKPTEDMCLTDHQPLPDFSRVPGLTLPSGAFSDCLTIVEFLHSFGKVLGFDPAKDVPSLGVLQEGLLCQGDSLGEVQDLLVRLLKAALHDPGFPSYCQSLKILGEKVSEIPLTRDNVSEILRCFLMAYGVEPALCDRLRTQPFQAQPPQQKAAVLAFLVHELNGSTLIINEIDKTLESMSSYRKNKWIVEGRLRRLKTVLAKRTGRSEVEMEGPEECLGRRRSSRIMEETSGMEEEEEEESIAAVPGRRGRRDGEVDATASSIPELERQIEKLSKRQLFFRKKLLHSSQMLRAVSLGQDRYRRRYWVLPYLAGIFVEGTEGNLVPEEVIKKETDSLKVAAHASLNPALFSMKMELAGSNTTASSPARARGRPRKTKPGSMQPRHLKSPVRGQDSEQPQAQLQPEAQLHAPAQPQPQLQLQLQSHKGFLEQEGSPLSLGQSQHDLSQSAFLSWLSQTQSHSSLLSSSVLTPDSSPGKLDPAPSQPPEEPEPDEAESSPDPQALWFNISAQMPCNAAPTPPPAVSEDQPTPSPQQLASSKPMNRPSAANPCSPVQFSSTPLAGLAPKRRAGDPGEMPQSPTGLGQPKRRGRPPSKFFKQMEQRYLTQLTAQPVPPEMCSGWWWIRDPEMLDAMLKALHPRGIREKALHKHLNKHRDFLQEVCLRPSADPIFEPRQLPAFQEGIMSWSPKEKTYETDLAVLQWVEELEQRVIMSDLQIRGWTCPSPDSTREDLAYCEHLSDSQEDITWRGRGREGLAPQRKTTNPLDLAVMRLAALEQNVERRYLREPLWPTHEVVLEKALLSTPNGAPEGTTTEISYEITPRIRVWRQTLERCRSAAQVCLCLGQLERSIAWEKSVNKVTCLVCRKGDNDEFLLLCDGCDRGCHIYCHRPKMEAVPEGDWFCTVCLAQQVEGEFTQKPGFPKRGQKRKSGYSLNFSEGDGRRRRVLLRGRESPAAGPRYSEEGLSPSKRRRLSMRNHHSDLTFCEIILMEMESHDAAWPFLEPVNPRLVSGYRRIIKNPMDFSTMRERLLRGGYTSSEEFAADALLVFDNCQTFNEDDSEVGKAGHIMRRFFESRWEEFYQGKQANL

Gene
Baz2a
Protein
Bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein 2A
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
1889 amino acids
Function
Essential component of the NoRC (nucleolar remodeling complex) complex, a complex that mediates silencing of a fraction of rDNA by recruiting histone-modifying enzymes and DNA methyltransferases, leading to heterochromatin formation and transcriptional silencing. In the complex, it plays a central role by being recruited to rDNA and by targeting chromatin modifying enzymes such as HDAC1, leading to repress RNA polymerase I transcription. Recruited to rDNA via its interaction with TTF1 and its ability to recognize and bind histone H4 acetylated on 'Lys-16' (H4K16ac), leading to deacetylation of H4K5ac, H4K8ac, H4K12ac but not H4K16ac. Specifically binds pRNAs, 150-250 nucleotide RNAs that are complementary in sequence to the rDNA promoter; pRNA-binding is required for heterochromatin formation and rDNA silencing.
Similarity
Belongs to the WAL family.
Mass
209.618 kDa
Sequence
MEMEANDHFNFTGLPPAPAASGLKPSPSSGEGLYTNGSPMNFPQQGKSLNGDVNVNGLSTVSHTTTSGILNSAPHSSSTSHLHHPNVAYDCLWNYSQYPSANPGNNLKDPPLLSQFPGGQYPLNGILGGNRQPSSPSHNTNLRAGSQEFWANGTQSPMGLNFDSQELYDSFPDQNFEVMPNGPPSFFTSPQTSPMLGSSIQTFAPSQDVSSDIHPDEAAEKELTSVVAENGTGLVGSLELEEEQPELKMCGYNGSVSSVESLHQEVSVLVPDPTVSCLDDPSHLPDQLEDTPILSEDSLEPFDSLAAEPVSGSLYGIDDAELMGAEDKLPLEGNPVISALDCPALSNANAFSLLADDSQTSASIFVSPTSPPVLGESVLQDNSFGLNSCSDSEQEEIETQSSNFQRPLTEPAPDQPPSTQLHPAVSPTASPAASLTASAEISPAVSPVASSPVPPEVFVAVSPASSPALPAISLEASMTTPVTSPQGSPEPSPAAAFQTVSPARKNVSSAPKARADREETTGGAVAVSGSGDVLKRRIATPEEVRLPLQHGWRREVRIKKGSHRWQGETWYYGPCGKRMKQFPEVIKYLSRNVVHSVRREHFSFSPRMPVGDFFEERDTPEGLQWVQLSAEEIPSRIQAITGKRGRPRNNEKAKNKEVPKVKRGRGRPPKIKMPELLNKTDNRLPKKLETQEILSEDDKAKMTKNKKKMRQKVQRGESQTPVQGQARNKRKQDTKSLKQKDTKKKLKAEKEKMKTKQEKLKEKVKREKKEKVKAKGKEGPRARPSCRADKTLATQKRLEEQQRQQAILEEMKKPTEGMCLSDHQPLPDFTRIPGLTLSSRAFSDCLTIVEFLHSFGKVLGFDLTKDVPSLGVLQEGLLCQGDSLDKVQDLLVRLLKAALHDPGLPPYCQSLKILGEKMSEIPLTRDNVSEILRCFLMAYRVEPPFCDSLRTQPFQAQPPQQKAAILAFLVHELNSSTIIINEIDKTLESVSSCRKNKWIVEGRLRRLKTALAKRTGRPEVMMEGAEDGLGRRRSSRIMEETSGIEEEEEEENTTAVHGRRGRKEGEIDVAASSIPELERHIEKLSKRQLFFRKKLLHSSQMLRAVSLGQDRYRRHYWVLPYLAGIFVEGSEGSTVTEDEIKQETESLMEVVTSTPSSARASVKRELTGSNASTSPARSRGRPRKPKPGSLQPQHLQSTIRECDSEQAQTQVHPEPQPQLQAPTQPHLQPSSGFLEPEGSPFSLGQSQHDLSQSAFLSWLSQTQSHNSLLSSSVLTPDSSPGKLDSAPSQSLEEPEPDEAQSCPGPQGPWFNFSAQIPCDAAPTPPPAVSEDQPTPSLQLLASSKPMNTPGAANPCSPVQLSSTHLPGGTPKRLSGDSEEMSQSPTGLGQPKRRGRPPSKFFKQVEQHYLTQLTAQPIPPEMCSGWWWIRDPETLDVLLKALHPRGIREKALHKHLSKHKDFLQEVCLQPLTDPIFEPNELPALEEGVMSWSPKEKTYETDLAVLQWVEELEQRVVLSDLQIRGWTCPTPDSTREDLTYCEHLPDSPEDIPWRGRGREGTVPQRQNNNPLDLAVMRLAVLEQNVERRYLREPLWAAHEVVVEKALLSTPNGAPDGTSTEISYEITPRVRVWRQTLERCRSAAQVCLCMGQLERSIAWEKSVNKVTCLVCRKGDNDEFLLLCDGCDRGCHIYCHRPKMEAVPEGDWFCAVCLSQQVEEEYTQRPGFPKRGQKRKSSFPLTFPEGDSRRRMLSRSRDSPAVPRYPEDGLSPPKRRRHSMRSHHSDLTFCEIILMEMESHDAAWPFLEPVNPRLVSGYRRVIKNPMDFSTMRERLLRGGYTSSEEFAADALLVFDNCQTFNEDDSEVGKAGHVMRRFFESRWEEFYQGKQANL

Gene
baz2a
Protein
Bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein 2A
Organism
Xenopus laevis
Length
1698 amino acids
Function
Essential component of the NoRC (nucleolar remodeling complex) complex, a complex that mediates silencing of a fraction of rDNA by recruiting histone-modifying enzymes and DNA methyltransferases, leading to heterochromatin formation and transcriptional silencing. In the complex, it plays a central role by being recruited to rDNA and by targeting chromatin modifying enzymes such as HDAC1, leading to repress RNA polymerase I transcription. Recruited to rDNA via its interaction with TTF1 and its ability to recognize and bind histone H4 acetylated on 'Lys-16' (H4K16ac), leading to deacetylation of H4K5ac, H4K8ac, H4K12ac but not H4K16ac. Specifically binds pRNAs, 150-250 nucleotide RNAs that are complementary in sequence to the rDNA promoter; pRNA-binding is required for heterochromatin formation and rDNA silencing (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the WAL family.
Mass
192.095 kDa
Sequence
METQNHLSCTGQTPLTNASGLKLLPQSVEPVYTNSTLTSFSQHGKVLNYDLPVNGLISPSLSNNAHGTLLSNEHITHNSASNNFDYLWKKPKSSVHKDSHVSNQFLVNGSTCPITNGPSIKRSPQETLGNCTSNQTASFNVSSHSVCSPNEANVKMVTAANGAHYGFYEASLPVSVSASNMQSVSGDNLVKERTVEENEAGATEERNHTPELAEALEPSDTQTDLNICEYKESVLDPVIQSTPNPLLPPDVSNLDDPSQLPSQLGDSHLLNEDSLEPFGADLIQDPISSTMYDLEELEVGSTKQKDPQLDTSSLDCPTYSLSAAFPLVAEDTNDSSVLFNASSASPVLGDSVMQESASEMGEDPEGSKAEEPVSGPENVSQDEMTIENTSPEPCVAAEHEEEELEPGEVKGTISRRRIATPEQVCFPLQHGWRREVRIKKGSHRWQGETWYYAPCGKRMKQFPEVIKYLSKNAGPFVRREHFSFSPRMPVGDFYEERNTAEGLQWVLLNSEEIPSRIIAITGKRGRPRNLEKAKAKEQKAKRGRGRPPKVKMIDLLSKADAKLLRKLENQDILSDSEKVQLCKLKKKMRRKARNQEAKLEAAKKLKEIKEKEEKKQKIQKAKNQEKAKNQEKKRTRRQPKQKAPVVQKPDRKLLAQQRRLEERKRQQFILEELKKPTEDMCLPDHQQLPDFPCVPGLFLPSCAFSDCLTTVEFLHSYGKVLGLDEAKDIPSLCTLQEGLFNVGDSLGEVQDLLVKLLQAAMINPGLPPYCQSLKILGEKVSEIVLSRENVSEPLRIFLEAYGGDIELCDSLRSHPFQAHAPHIKTAILAFIVNELNASSLIISEIDKTLENMSHYRKHKWIIEGKIRRLKFALSKRKSSEESQITTTEVSLRRRSERNAEENDELDSIDESAIQKDYVQEEVDIPPSTSVVELERQIEKLTKRQMFFRKKILGSSQRLRTVCLGQDRYRRCYWMLPHLGGIFIEGLPESAEPTEEAALGNDIEASSVKTEDKSFGSLCKTSGHPRNSTAEPEQNSTSCHCSDSKDKEPSGVTDQFPNSVPLTNNQQDLSQSVFLSWLTKNQTSIMDSTVLTPESSPPHSESTPIISSEATEKPEQWLPLISRTPCRNHNQGLSTHSSNRLSPPSPTAATSVKQVNEFTEEAQTFATSLPSNSTPCHVCYNSGKSSTASHEITLTSNILHDSEKEKRRGRRPSKLLKQIEQKYYNQLIERPIPAGVRQKWWWIKDPAMLESLLKALHPRGIREKTLHKHLTKHLQHLKEMCARPASDALFKFTPVDGHRVSQETLDRWSVTDLTFQVDLSALQWVEDLEQRVMLSDLQQRGWSPSAPDSVRTDLKYYEHQLEPADDITVKVKREDCRLYRESSNPLDLAVLRILCLEENVERKYLKEPLWLFSEVQHEKVVITNPEDPLSTTEIEYSITSRLRLWRQTVERCRSAAQLSLCLQQLERSIAWERSLNKVTCLYCRKGDNDELLLLCDSCDRGCHTYCHRPRMNEIPEGDWFCPTCISLQSESEFLRSSGSSKRIRKCTVRFTEDSPSKPSRRREHPTASQFSPGESPASKKRRMGTRSQSPDLTFCEIILMELESHEDAWPFLEPVNPRLVPGYRKIIKNPMDFSTMRHKLLNGNYSRCEEFAEDAELIFSNCQLFNEDESDVGKAGLILKKFYDARWEEFSQERNQISL