FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as HELLS_HUMAN, HELLS, PASG, SMARCA6. Plays an essential role in normal development and survival. Involved in regulation of the expansion or survival of lymphoid cells. Required for de novo or maintenance DNA methylation. May control silencing of the imprinted CDKN1C gene through DNA methylation. May play a role in formation and organization of heterochromatin, implying a functional role in the regulation of transcription and mitosis (By similarity).

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

HELLS

Lymphoid-specific helicase

HELLS

Molecular Synopsis