Protein Name barrier to autointegration nuclear assembly factor 1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 8815
Gene Symbol

BANF1

UniProt O75531 (BAF_HUMAN), A0A024R5H0 (A0A024R5H0_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 138
Total Number of Articles : 160
Description

barrier to autointegration nuclear assembly factor 1

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene was first identified by its ability to protect retroviruses from intramolecular integration and therefore promote intermolecular integration into the host cell genome. The protein forms a homodimer which localizes to both the nucleus and cytoplasm and is specifically associated with chromosomes during mitosis. This protein binds to double stranded DNA in a non-specific manner and also binds to LEM-domain containing proteins of the nuclear envelope. This protein is thought to facilitate nuclear reassembly by binding with both DNA and inner nuclear membrane proteins and thereby recruit chromatin to the nuclear periphery. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein.[provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009]

synonyms
  • barrier-to-autointegration factor
  • BAF nuclear assembly factor 1
  • barrier to autointegration factor 1
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