Transcription elongation factor SPT5 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''SUPT5H''
gene
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Interactions
SUPT5H has been shown to
interact with:
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CDK9,
[
* Cyclin-dependent kinase 7,]
* HTATSF1,
* PIN1,
* POLR2A,
* PRMT1
Protein arginine N-methyltransferase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''PRMT1'' gene. The HRMT1L2 gene encodes a protein arginine methyltransferase that functions as a histone methyltransferase specific for histone H4.
Function ...
and
* Protein arginine methyltransferase 5
Protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''PRMT5'' gene. PRMT5 symmetrically dimethylates H2AR3, H4R3, H3R2, and H3R8 in vivo, all of which are linked to a range of transcriptional regulatory events.
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Model organisms
Model organisms have been used in the study of SUPT5H function. A conditional knockout mouse
A knockout mouse, or knock-out mouse, is a genetically modified mouse (''Mus musculus'') in which researchers have inactivated, or " knocked out", an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA. They are importa ...
line called ''Supt5tm2a(KOMP)Wtsi'' was generated at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
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. Male and female animals underwent a standardized phenotypic screen
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to determine the effects of deletion. Additional screens performed: - In-depth immunological phenotyping
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