ARID1A, Official Symbol ARID1Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name AT-rich interaction domain 1Aprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11110 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000117713 MIM:603024; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11110 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ELD; B120; CSS2; OSA1; P270; hELD; BM029; MRD14; hOSA1; BAF250; C1orf4; BAF250a; SMARCF1 Summary This gene encodes a member of the SWI/SNF family, whose members have helicase and ATPase activities and are thought to regulate transcription of certain genes by altering the chromatin structure around those genes. The encoded protein is part of the large ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complex SNF/SWI, which is required for transcriptional activation of genes normally repressed by chromatin. It possesses at least two conserved domains that could be important for its function. First, it has a DNA-binding domain that can specifically bind an AT-rich DNA sequence known to be recognized by a SNF/SWI complex at the beta-globin locus. Second, the C-terminus of the protein can stimulate glucocorticoid receptor-dependent transcriptional activation. It is thought that the protein encoded by this gene confers specificity to the SNF/SWI complex and may recruit the complex to its targets through either protein-DNA or protein-protein interactions. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in spleen (RPKM 14.3), lymph node (RPKM 13.2) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all