Summary

Name AUTS2
Full Name Autism susceptibility gene 2 protein
Synonyms AUTS2_HUMAN | KIAA0442
Primary ID Q8WXX7
Links - -
Type protein
Relations 8
Function Component of a Polycomb group (PcG) multiprotein PRC1-like complex, a complex class required to maintain the transcriptionally repressive state of many genes, including Hox genes, throughout development. PcG PRC1 complex acts via chromatin remodeling and modification of histones; it mediates monoubiquitination of histone H2A 'Lys-119', rendering chromatin heritably changed in its expressibility (PubMed:25519132). The PRC1-like complex that contains PCGF5, RNF2, CSNK2B, RYBP and AUTS2 has decreased histone H2A ubiquitination activity, due to the phosphorylation of RNF2 by CSNK2B (PubMed:25519132). As a consequence, the complex mediates transcriptional activation (PubMed:25519132). In the cytoplasm, plays a role in axon and dendrite elongation and in neuronal migration during embryonic brain development. Promotes reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, lamellipodia formation and neurite elongation via its interaction with RAC guanine nucleotide exchange factors, which then leads to the activation of RAC1 (By similarity).

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation AUTS2 0.372
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
Tissue: Brain
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/direct-activation.png transcriptional regulation AUTS2 0.336
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Tissue: Brain
+ up-regulates img/indirect-activation.png Neuron_migration 0.7
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding PREX1 0.257
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding DOCK1 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding Polycomb repressive complex 1 0.362
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding ELMO2 0.275
Publications: 1 Organism: Mus Musculus
+ up-regulates img/indirect-activation.png Neurite_outgrowth 0.7
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens