NCIt synonyms : Transcription Initiation Protein SPT5; SUPT5H; Chromatin Structure Regulator Homolog; Suppressor of TY 5 Homolog; DSIF p160; DSIF Large Subunit; Tat-CT1 Protein; DRB Sensitivity-Inducing Factor Large Subunit; hSPT5; SPT5 Protein; DRB Sensitivity-Inducing Factor 160 kDa Subunit; Tat-Cotransactivator 1 Protein;
NCIt definition : Transcription elongation factor SPT5 (1087 aa, 121 kDa) is encoded by the human SUPT5H
gene. This protein plays a role in both transcriptional regulation and mRNA processing.;
NCIt note : Believed to be part of a transcriptional-repression protein complex involved in modulating
chromatin structure. The SPT5 amino terminus is highly acidic, while the C-terminus
contains seven Mitogen-Activated Protein (MAP) Kinase consensus sequences. (OMIM 602102
and NCI);