Rabbit anti-Human SMARCC2 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q8TAQ2

Target Species

Human

Target Name

SMARCC2

Target Full Name

SWI/SNF complex subunit SMARCC2

Target Function

Involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling (alteration of DNA-nucleosome topology). Component of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes that carry out key enzymatic activities, changing chromatin structure by altering DNA-histone contacts within a nucleosome in an ATP-dependent manner. Can stimulate the ATPase activity of the catalytic subunit of these complexes. May be required for CoREST dependent repression of neuronal specific gene promoters in non-neuronal cells. Belongs to the neural progenitors-specific chromatin remodeling complex (npBAF complex) and the neuron-specific chromatin remodeling complex (nBAF complex). During neural development a switch from a stem/progenitor to a postmitotic chromatin remodeling mechanism occurs as neurons exit the cell cycle and become committed to their adult state. The transition from proliferating neural stem/progenitor cells to postmitotic neurons requires a switch in subunit composition of the npBAF and nBAF complexes. As neural progenitors exit mitosis and differentiate into neurons, npBAF complexes which contain ACTL6A/BAF53A and PHF10/BAF45A, are exchanged for homologous alternative ACTL6B/BAF53B and DPF1/BAF45B or DPF3/BAF45C subunits in neuron-specific complexes (nBAF). The npBAF complex is essential for the self-renewal/proliferative capacity of the multipotent neural stem cells. The nBAF complex along with CREST plays a role regulating the activity of genes essential for dendrite growth. Critical regulator of myeloid differentiation, controlling granulocytopoiesis and the expression of genes involved in neutrophil granule formation.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

SMARCC family

Target Tissue Specificity

Ubiquitously expressed.

Target Synonyms

BAF 170; BAF170; BRG1 associated factor 170; BRG1-associated factor 170; Chromatin remodeling complex BAF170 subunit; CRACC 2; CRACC2; Mammalian chromatin remodeling complex BRG1 associated factor 170; Rsc 8; Rsc8; SMARCC 2; Smarcc2; SMRC2_HUMAN; SWI/SNF complex 170 kDa subunit; SWI/SNF complex subunit SMARCC2; SWI/SNF related matrix associated actin dependent regulator of chromatin c2; SWI/SNF related matrix associated actin dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily c member 2; SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily C member 2; SWI3 like protein

Target Background

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the SWI/SNF family of proteins, whose members display helicase and ATPase activities and which are thought to regulate transcription of certain genes by altering the chromatin structure around those genes. The encoded protein is part of the large ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex SNF/SWI and contains a predicted leucine zipper motif typical of many transcription factors. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.