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Facts about E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase MSL2.
This action is greatly enhanced by heterodimerization with MSL1. H2B ubiquitination in turn stimulates histine H3 methylation in'Lys-4' (H3K4me) and'Lys-79' (H3K79me) and results in gene activation, such as that of HOXA9 and MEIS1.
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Gene Name: | MSL2 |
Uniprot: | Q9HCI7 |
Entrez: | 55167 |
Belongs to: |
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MSL2 family |
FLJ10546; KIAA1585FLJ54913; male-specific lethal 2 homolog (Drosophila); male-specific lethal 2 homolog; male-specific lethal 2-like 1 (Drosophila); Male-specific lethal 2-like 1; Male-specific lethal-2 homolog 1; MSL-2; MSL2L1; MSL2-like 1; PHNPCC4; PMS2; RING finger protein 184msl-2; RNF184
Mass (kDA):
62.541 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 3q22.3 |
Sequence: | 3; NC_000003.12 (136148917..136197300, complement) |
PMID: 16227571 by Smith E.R., et al. A human protein complex homologous to the Drosophila MSL complex is responsible for the majority of histone H4 acetylation at lysine 16.
PMID: 16543150 by Mendjan S., et al. Nuclear pore components are involved in the transcriptional regulation of dosage compensation in Drosophila.