Description
Product Characteristics:
Recruited by REST to neuronal genes that contain RE-1 elements, leading to neuronal gene silencing in non-neuronal cells (By similarity). Preferentially catalyzes the dephosphorylation of 'Ser-5' within the tandem 7 residue repeats in the C-terminal domain (CTD) of the largest RNA polymerase II subunit POLR2A. Negatively regulates RNA polymerase II transcription, possibly by controlling the transition from initiation/capping to processive transcript elongation.
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Synonyms: PSR1, SCP3, HYA22, RBSP3, C3orf8, CTD small phosphatase-like protein, CTDSP-like, Carboxy-terminal domain RNA polymerase II polypeptide A small phosphatase 3, NIF-like protein, Nuclear LIM interactor-interacting factor 1, NLI-interacting factor 1, Protein YA22, Small C-terminal domain phosphatase 3, Small CTD phosphatase 3, CTDSPL, NIF1, NIFL, YA22
Target Information: This gene encodes an essential structural component of the synaptonemal complex. This complex is involved in synapsis, recombination and segregation of meiotic chromosomes. Mutations in this gene are associated with azoospermia in males and susceptibility to pregnancy loss in females. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants that encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010]