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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
NELFA
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes

5L3X

Identifiers
AliasesNELFA, NELF-A, WHSC2, P/OKcl.15, negative elongation factor complex member A
External IDsOMIM: 606026; MGI: 1346098; HomoloGene: 68478; GeneCards: NELFA; OMA:NELFA - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 4 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 4 (human)
Chromosome 4 (human)Genomic location for NELFAGenomic location for NELFA
Band4p16.3Start1,982,717 bp
End2,041,903 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Chromosome 5 (mouse)Genomic location for NELFAGenomic location for NELFA
Band5|5 B2Start34,055,260 bp
End34,093,757 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • oocyte

  • secondary oocyte

  • right uterine tube

  • right hemisphere of cerebellum

  • mucosa of transverse colon

  • right testis

  • left testis

  • left ovary

  • skin of leg

  • right ovary
Top expressed in
  • secondary oocyte

  • zygote

  • primary oocyte

  • tail of embryo

  • genital tubercle

  • epiblast

  • neural tube

  • embryo

  • ventricular zone

  • embryo
More reference expression data
BioGPS


More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

7469

24116

Ensembl

ENSG00000185049

ENSMUSG00000029111

UniProt

Q9H3P2

Q8BG30

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005663

NM_011914

RefSeq (protein)

NP_005654

NP_036044

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 1.98 – 2.04 MbChr 5: 34.06 – 34.09 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Negative elongation factor A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WHSC2 gene.

Function

This gene is expressed ubiquitously with higher levels in fetal than in adult tissues. It encodes a protein sharing 93% sequence identity with the mouse protein. Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a malformation syndrome associated with a hemizygous deletion of the distal short arm of chromosome 4. This gene is mapped to the 165 kb WHS critical region, and may play a role in the phenotype of the WHS or Pitt-Rogers-Danks syndrome. The encoded protein is found to be capable of reacting with HLA-A2-restricted and tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes, suggesting a target for use in specific immunotherapy for a large number of cancer patients. This protein has also been shown to be a member of the NELF (negative elongation factor) protein complex that participates in the regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription elongation. WHSC2 encodes the NELF-A subunit of the NELF complex.

Interactions

WHSC2 has been shown to interact with RDBP.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000185049Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029111Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Wright TJ, Costa JL, Naranjo C, Francis-West P, Altherr MR (Jul 1999). "Comparative analysis of a novel gene from the Wolf-Hirschhorn/Pitt-Rogers-Danks syndrome critical region". Genomics. 59 (2): 203–12. doi:10.1006/geno.1999.5871. PMID 10409432.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: WHSC2 Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome candidate 2".
  7. ^ Narita T, Yamaguchi Y, Yano K, Sugimoto S, Chanarat S, Wada T, Kim DK, Hasegawa J, Omori M, Inukai N, Endoh M, Yamada T, Handa H (Mar 2003). "Human transcription elongation factor NELF: identification of novel subunits and reconstitution of the functionally active complex". Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23 (6): 1863–73. doi:10.1128/MCB.23.6.1863-1873.2003. PMC 149481. PMID 12612062.

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