Description
Product Characteristics: REST is a transcriptional repressor which represses neuronal genes in non-neuronal tissues. It is a member of the Kruppel-type zinc finger transcription factor family. It represses transcription by binding a DNA sequence element called the neuron-restrictive silencer element. The protein is also found in undifferentiated neuronal progenitor cells, and it is thought that this repressor may act as a master negative regular of neurogenesis.This gene encodes a transcriptional repressor which represses neuronal genes in non-neuronal tissues. It is a member of the Kruppel-type zinc finger transcription factor family. It represses transcription by binding a DNA sequence element called the neuron-restrictive silencer element. The protein is also found in undifferentiated neuronal progenitor cells, and it is thought that this repressor may act as a master negative regular of neurogenesis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, however, their full length nature has not been determined. Publication Note: This RefSeq record includes a subset of the publications that are available for this gene. Please see the Entrez Gene record to access additional publications.
Alias Symbols: NRSF, XBR
Protein Interaction Partner: BTRC, UBC, FBXW11, CSNK1E, NEDD8, EHMT2, EIF4A3, FBXW4, FBXW7, FBXW5, FBXW8, FBXW2, SIN3A, TERF2, GRIA2, SUB1, GTF2B, Tbp, SIN3B, HDAC1, RCOR1, SP1, SMARCE1, SMARCC2, SMARCA4, CDYL, HDAC5, HDAC4, HTT, NCOR1, KDM5C, RNF2, HDAC2, STMN2, GRM2, CTDSP1,
Protein Size: 1097
Target Information: This gene encodes a transcriptional repressor that represses neuronal genes in non-neuronal tissues. It is a member of the Kruppel-type zinc finger transcription factor family. It represses transcription by binding a DNA sequence element called the neuron-restrictive silencer element. The protein is also found in undifferentiated neuronal progenitor cells and it is thought that this repressor may act as a master negative regular of neurogenesis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010]