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GeneQ18031790· pop 5· linked from 2 articles

Also known as SPT6, SPT6H, emb-5, SPT6 homolog, histone chaperone, SPT6 homolog, histone chaperone and transcription elongation factor

Transcription elongation factor SPT6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SUPT6H gene.

Gene data

SUPT6H
Name
SPT6 homolog, histone chaperone and transcription elongation factor
Type
protein-coding
Position
28,661,920–28,702,682 (+)
Aliases
SPT6, SPT6H, emb-5
RefSeq RNA
NM_001320755.2, NM_003170.5, XM_017024980.2, XM_047436595.1, XM_047436596.1
RefSeq protein
NP_001307684.1, NP_003161.2, XP_016880469.1, XP_047292551.1, XP_047292552.1

Enables histone binding activity. Involved in negative regulation of histone H3-K27 methylation and positive regulation of transcription elongation from RNA polymerase II promoter. Predicted to be located in nucleoplasm. Predicted to be part of transcription elongation factor complex. Predicted to be active in transcriptionally active chromatin. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

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SPT6 homolog, histone chaperone and transcription elongation factor

Symbol
SUPT6H
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
17:28,661,920-28,702,682
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
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HomoloGene ID
40661
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic end
28702679
genomic start
28662198
cytogenetic location
17q11.2
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Transcription elongation factor SPT6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SUPT6H gene.

==References==

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