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Gene information for NCOA2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID10499
Official gene symbolNCOA2
Full namenuclear receptor coactivator 2
Aliases,GRIP1,KAT13C,MGC138808,NCoA-2,SRC2,TIF2,bHLHe75,
Gene summaryThe NCOA2 gene encodes nuclear receptor coactivator 2, which aids in the function of nuclear hormone receptors. Nuclear hormone receptors are conditional transcription factors that play important roles in various aspects of cell growth, development, and homeostasis by controlling expression of specific genes. Members of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily, which includes the 5 steroid receptors and class II nuclear receptors (see below), are structurally characterized by 3 distinct domains: an N-terminal transcriptional activation domain, a central DNA-binding domain, and a C-terminal hormone-binding domain. Before the binding of hormone, steroid receptors, which are sometimes called class I of the nuclear hormone receptor family, remain inactive in a complex with heat-shock protein-90 (MIM 140571) and other stress family proteins. Binding of hormone induces critical conformational changes in steroid receptors that cause them to dissociate from the inhibitory complex, bind as homodimers to specific DNA enhancer elements associated with target genes, and modulate that gene's transcription. After binding to enhancer elements, transcription factors require transcriptional coactivator proteins to mediate their stimulation of transcription initiation (Hong et al., 1997 [PubMed 9111344]).[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 8   Locus: 8q13.3
Gene position71316020 - 71024267  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size291754 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID601993