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BAZ2A bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain 2A

Gene ID: 11176, updated on 2-May-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: TIP5; WALp3

Summary

Enables histone binding activity. Contributes to RNA polymerase I core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in DNA methylation; histone deacetylation; and negative regulation of macromolecule metabolic process. Predicted to act upstream of or within chromatin organization and histone modification. Located in cytosol and nuclear speck. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation.
GeneReviews: Not available

Genomic context

Location:
12q13.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 12; NC_000012.12 (56595596..56638318, complement)
Total number of exons:
38

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