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Also known as JMJ, jumonji and AT-rich interaction domain containing 2

Protein Jumonji is a protein that in humans is encoded by the JARID2 gene. JARID2 is a member of the alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent hydroxylase superfamily.

Gene data

JARID2
Name
jumonji and AT-rich interaction domain containing 2
Type
protein-coding
Position
15,244,937–15,522,042 (+)
Aliases
DIDDF, JMJ
RefSeq RNA
NM_001267040.1, NM_004973.4, XM_011514579.4, XM_017010833.3, XM_017010835.3
RefSeq protein
NP_001253969.1, NP_004964.2, XP_011512881.1, XP_016866322.1, XP_016866324.1

This gene encodes a Jumonji- and AT-rich interaction domain (ARID)-domain-containing protein. The encoded protein is a DNA-binding protein that functions as a transcriptional repressor. This protein interacts with the Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) which plays an essential role in regulating gene expression during embryonic development. This protein facilitates the recruitment of the PRC2 complex to target genes. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Mutations in this gene are associated with chronic myeloid malignancies. [provided by RefSeq, May 2012].

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jumonji and AT-rich interaction domain containing 2

Symbol
JARID2
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
6:15,244,937-15,522,042
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
31279
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic end
15522042
genomic start
15246069
cytogenetic location
6p22.3
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Protein Jumonji is a protein that in humans is encoded by the JARID2 gene. JARID2 is a member of the alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent hydroxylase superfamily.

Jarid2 (jumonji, AT rich interactive domain 2) is a protein coding gene that functions as a putative transcription factor. Distinguished as a nuclear protein necessary for mouse embryogenesis, Jarid2 is a member of the jumonji family that contains a DNA binding domain known as the AT-rich interaction domain (ARID). In vitro studies of Jarid2 reveal that ARID along with other functional domains are involved in DNA binding, nuclear localization, transcriptional repression, and recruitment of Polycomb-repressive complex 2 (PRC2). Intracellular mechanisms underlying these interactions remain largely unknown.

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