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Details on Person UniProt:Q9QYE3-1 Bcl11a

Class:IdReferenceIsoform:415163
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_displayNameUniProt:Q9QYE3-1 Bcl11a
_timestamp2025-10-31 18:57:32
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checksum84DC5CA0374998D1
commentFUNCTION Transcription factor (By similarity). Associated with the BAF SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex (PubMed:23644491). Binds to the 5'-TGACCA-3' sequence motif in regulatory regions of target genes (By similarity). Involved in brain development (By similarity). May play a role in hematopoiesis (PubMed:10757802). Essential factor in lymphopoiesis, required for B-cell formation in fetal liver (PubMed:12717432). May function as a modulator of the transcriptional repression activity of NR2F2 (PubMed:10744719).SUBUNIT Homotetrameric; self-associates via C2HC-type zinc finger domain (By similarity). Interacts with MTA2, a component of the nucleosome remodeling and deacetylase (NuRD) repressor complex (By similarity). Interacts with NR2F1, PIAS3, NR2F2 and NR2F6 (PubMed:10744719, PubMed:18681895). Interacts with TBR1 (By similarity).SUBCELLULAR LOCATION Associates with the nuclear body. Colocalizes with SUMO1 and SENP2 in nuclear speckles.ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS Isoforms are expressed in a tissue-specific fashion. Isoforms 1, isoform 2, and isoform 3 are expressed at similar levels in testis, kidney and spleen. Isoform 1 is expressed in the stomach, and isoform 2 is expressed exclusively in the lung. Overexpression following proviral integration in hematopoietic cells results in the generation of myeloid leukemia.DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE Highly expressed in the developing embryo. Expressed in developing brain from 10.5 dpc, with highest expression in the forebrain between 12.5 dpc and 14.5 dpc. Central nervous system expression persists throughout the postnatal period in the cortex, hippocampus, olfactory buld, and, to a lesser extent, in the cerebellum.DOMAIN The N-terminus is involved in protein dimerization and in transactivation of transcription.DOMAIN Zinc finger domains are necessary for sequence-specific binding to DNA.PTM Sumoylated with SUMO1.DISRUPTION PHENOTYPE Germline biallelic loss of Bcl11a leads to perinatal lethality. Bcl11a +/- mice have a significantly decreased brain volume, affecting both gray and white matter. The limbic system (hippocampus and amygdala) is among the brain regions that are more severely affected. Bcl11a +/- mice display normal novelty-seeking behavior but show long-term social memory defects, impaired sociability, and increased physical activity. Bcl11a +/- mice show dynamic postnatal transcriptional dysregulation in the brain.SEQUENCE CAUTION Truncated N-terminus.
created[InstanceEdit:400710] Schmidt, EE, 2009-03-25 05:33:35
descriptionrecommendedName: BCL11 transcription factor A alternativeName: B-cell CLL/lymphoma 11A alternativeName: B-cell lymphoma/leukemia 11A shortName: BCL-11A alternativeName: COUP-TF-interacting protein 1 alternativeName: Ecotropic viral integration site 9 protein shortName: EVI-9
geneNameBcl11a
Ctip1
Evi9
Kiaa1809
identifierQ9QYE3
isoformParent
isSequenceChangedFALSE
keywordAlternative splicing
Cytoplasm
DNA-binding
Isopeptide bond
Metal-binding
Methylation
Nucleus
Phosphoprotein
Reference proteome
Repeat
Repressor
Transcription
Transcription regulation
Ubl conjugation
Zinc
Zinc-finger
modified[InstanceEdit:423310] Kanapin, AA
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[InstanceEdit:797602] Kanapin, AA
[InstanceEdit:937368] Yung, CK
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[InstanceEdit:1551960] Weiser, JD
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[InstanceEdit:9750299] Weiser, JD
[InstanceEdit:9852000] Weiser, Joel, 2023-11-03
[InstanceEdit:9917590] Weiser, Joel, 2024-08-09
[InstanceEdit:9963647] Weiser, Joel, 2025-08-15
[InstanceEdit:9970787] Weiser, Joel, 2025-10-31
nameBcl11a
referenceDatabase[ReferenceDatabase:2] UniProt
secondaryIdentifierBC11A_MOUSE
Q5STS9
Q80T89
Q8BLC7
Q8BLR4
Q8BWX3
Q921V4
Q9D0V2
Q9JIT4
Q9JLK8
Q9JLK9
sequenceLength835
species[Species:48892] Mus musculus
variantIdentifierQ9QYE3-1
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