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ESCO1

Introduction

Establishment of sister chromatid cohesion N-acetyltransferase 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ESCO1 gene.[1]

Function

Function

ESCO1 belongs to a conserved family of acetyltransferases involved in sister chromatid cohesion.[2]

References

References

  1. ↑ “Entrez Gene: Establishment of sister chromatid cohesion N-acetyltransferase 1”. Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  2. ↑ Hou F, Zou H (2005). “Two human orthologues of Eco1/Ctf7 acetyltransferases are both required for proper sister-chromatid cohesion”. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16 (8): 3908–18. doi:10.1091/mbc.E04-12-1063. PMC 1182326. PMID 15958495.

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.