IWS1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Protein IWS1 homolog also known as interacts with Spt6 (IWS1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IWS1 gene.[5]

AliasesIWS1, SUPT6H interacting protein, interacts with SUPT6H, CTD assembly factor 1
End127,526,886 bp[1]
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IWS1
Identifiers
AliasesIWS1, SUPT6H interacting protein, interacts with SUPT6H, CTD assembly factor 1
External IDsMGI: 1920723; HomoloGene: 134421; GeneCards: IWS1; OMA:IWS1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_017969

NM_173441

RefSeq (protein)

NP_060439

NP_775617

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 127.44 – 127.53 MbChr 18: 32.2 – 32.24 Mb
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IWS1 is a transcription elongation factor. It was first identified during a search for RNA polymerase II-associated elongation factors in yeast; it directly interacts with RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) and is phosphorylated at casein kinase II (CKII) sites.[6]

The human homolog, which physically interacts with protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5), is essential for cell survival.[7] It also recruits a SET2 histone methyltransferase (Huntingtin-interacting protein HYPB, also known as SETD2) to RNAPII during transcription elongation and is required for H3K36 trimethylation.[8]

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