Probable global transcription activator SNF2L2 is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theSMARCA2gene.[5][6]
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of theSWI/SNF family of proteins and is highly similar to thebrahma protein ofDrosophila. Members of this family havehelicase andATPase activities and are thought to regulatetranscription of certain genes by altering the chromatin structure around those genes. The encoded protein is part of the largeATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex SNF/SWI, which is required for transcriptional activation of genes normally repressed bychromatin. Two transcript variants encoding differentisoforms have been found for this gene, which contains a trinucleotide repeat (CAG) lengthpolymorphism.[6]
SMARCA2 has been shown tointeract with:
- Nicolaides Baraitser Syndrome (NCBRS)