Rabbit anti-Human BAZ2A Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q9UIF9

Target Species

Human

Target Name

BAZ2A

Target Full Name

Bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein 2A

Target Function

Regulatory subunit of the ATP-dependent NoRC-1 and NoRC-5 ISWI chromatin remodeling complexes, which form ordered nucleosome arrays on chromatin and facilitate access to DNA during DNA-templated processes such as DNA replication, transcription, and repair. Both complexes regulate the spacing of nucleosomes along the chromatin and have the ability to slide mononucleosomes to the center of a DNA template. Directly stimulates the ATPase activity of SMARCA5 in the NoRC-5 ISWI chromatin remodeling complex. The NoRC-1 ISWI chromatin remodeling complex has a lower ATP hydrolysis rate than the NoRC-5 ISWI chromatin remodeling complex. Within the NoRC-5 ISWI chromatin remodeling complex, mediates silencing of a fraction of rDNA by recruiting histone-modifying enzymes and DNA methyltransferases, leading to heterochromatin formation and transcriptional silencing. In the complex, it plays a central role by being recruited to rDNA and by targeting chromatin modifying enzymes such as HDAC1, leading to repress RNA polymerase I transcription. Recruited to rDNA via its interaction with TTF1 and its ability to recognize and bind histone H4 acetylated on 'Lys-16' (H4K16ac), leading to deacetylation of H4K5ac, H4K8ac, H4K12ac but not H4K16ac. Specifically binds pRNAs, 150-250 nucleotide RNAs that are complementary in sequence to the rDNA promoter; pRNA-binding is required for heterochromatin formation and rDNA silencing.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus, nucleolus.

Target Protein Families

WAL family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed at moderate levels in most tissues analyzed, including heart, brain, placenta, lung, skeletal muscle, kidney and pancreas.

Target Synonyms

BAZ2A; KIAA0314; TIP5Bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein 2A; Transcription termination factor I-interacting protein 5; TTF-I-interacting protein 5; Tip5; hWALp3

Target Background

Enables histone binding activity. Contributes to RNA polymerase I core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in DNA methylation; histone deacetylation; and negative regulation of macromolecule metabolic process. Predicted to act upstream of or within chromatin organization and histone modification. Located in cytosol and nuclear speck.