nuclear transition protein 2; TP-2; TP2 (TNP2)

Function

• role in conversion of nucleosomal chromatin to the compact, non-nucleosomal form in elongating spermatids
• associated with appearance of a small set of sperm nucleus basic chromosomal transition proteins

Structure

belongs to the nuclear transition protein 2 family

Compartment

nucleus

Expression

testis

More general terms

• DNA-binding protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q05952.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=7142
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:7142
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/190232