Description
Product Characteristics:
PHF2 is a 1,101 amino acid protein belonging to the PHD finger protein family. Members of the PHD finger protein family function as transcriptional regulators that affect gene expression by modulating chromatin structure. Expressed in a wide variety of tissues, PHF2 localizes to the nucleus and contains one PHD-type zinc finger and one JMJC domain, suggesting a possible role for PHF2 in transcription regulation and chromatin remodeling. The gene encoding PHF2 lies in the candidate region for hereditary sensory neuropathy type I (HSN1), a disorder characterized by sensory dysfunction. PHF2 exhists as two isoforms produced by alternative splicing, designated isoform 1 and 2 respectively.
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Synonyms: CENP-35, GRC5, JHDM1E, Jumonji C domain containing histone demethylase 1E, jumonji containing protein, Lysine-specic demethylase PHF2, PHD finger protein 2, Phf2, PHF2_HUMAN.
Target Information: This gene encodes a protein which contains a zinc finger-like PHD (plant homeodomain) finger, distinct from other classes of zinc finger motifs, and a hydrophobic and highly conserved domain. The PHD finger shows the typical Cys4-His-Cys3 arrangement. PHD finger genes are thought to belong to a diverse group of transcriptional regulators possibly affecting eukaryotic gene expression by influencing chromatin structure. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]