Species Human Entrez 157570 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000171320 | |
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Aliases ESCO2, 2410004I17Rik, EFO2, RBS, establishment of sister chromatid cohesion N-acetyltransferase 2 External IDs MGI: 1919238 HomoloGene: 12432 GeneCards: ESCO2 | ||
N-acetyltransferase ESCO2, also known as establishment of cohesion 1 homolog 2 or ECO1 homolog 2, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ESCO2 gene.
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Function
This gene encodes a protein that may have acetyltransferase activity and may be required for the establishment of sister chromatid cohesion during the S phase of the cell cycle.
Clinical significance
Mutations in the ESCO2 gene are associated with Roberts syndrome.
References
ESCO2 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA