SMARCA2 Antibodies

Target Information

Involved in transcriptional activation and repression of select genes by chromatin remodeling (alteration of DNA-nucleosome topology). Component of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes that carry out key enzymatic activities, changing chromatin structure by altering DNA-histone contacts within a nucleosome in an ATP-dependent manner. Binds DNA non-specifically. Belongs to the neural progenitors-specific chromatin remodeling complex (npBAF complex) and the neuron-specific chromatin remodeling complex (nBAF complex). During neural development a switch from a stem/progenitor to a postmitotic chromatin remodeling mechanism occurs as neurons exit the cell cycle and become committed to their adult state. The transition from proliferating neural stem/progenitor cells to postmitotic neurons requires a switch in subunit composition of the npBAF and nBAF complexes. As neural progenitors exit mitosis and differentiate into neurons, npBAF complexes which contain ACTL6A/BAF53A and PHF10/BAF45A, are exchanged for homologous alternative ACTL6B/BAF53B and DPF1/BAF45B or DPF3/BAF45C subunits in neuron-specific complexes (nBAF). The npBAF complex is essential for the self-renewal/proliferative capacity of the multipotent neural stem cells. The nBAF complex along with CREST plays a role regulating the activity of genes essential for dendrite growth. Belongs to the SNF2/RAD54 helicase family. 2 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.

Alternate Names

ATP-dependent helicase SMARCA2; BAF190; BAF190B; brahma homolog; BRG1-associated factor 190B; BRM; FLJ36757; global transcription activator homologous sequence; hBRM; hSNF2a; MGC74511; NCBRS; Probable global transcription activator SNF2L2; Protein brahma homolog; SMARCA2; SMCA2; SNF2; SNF2-alpha; SNF2-like 2; SNF2/SWI2-like protein 2; SNF2A; SNF2L2; SNF2LA; Sth1p; sucrose nonfermenting 2-like protein 2; SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily a, member 2; SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin a2; SWI/SNF-related matrix-associated actin-dependent regulator of chromatin subfamily A member 2; SWI2