transcriptional repressor p66 alpha (Hp66alpha, GATA zinc finger domain-containing protein 2A, GATAD2A)

Function

• transcriptional repressor
• binds MBD2 & MBD3
• component of a complex containing MBD2, HDAC1 &/or HDAC2

Structure

• contains 1 GATA-type zinc finger

Compartment

nucleus, nuclear speckle

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

ubiquitous, both in fetal & adult tissues

More general terms

• zinc finger protein
• transcriptional silencer (transcriptional repressor)
• phosphoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q86YP4.html