ACF1: Proteins and Enzymes

ACF1/BAZ1A is a subunit of the ACF chromatin-remodeling complex and the ISWI CHRAC remodeling complex. In the ACF complex, ACF1/BAZ1A functions to influence the nucleosome remodeling activity of the SNF2h ATPase. As part of the CHRAC complex, ACF1/BAZ1A may function to target CHRAC to heterochromatin. ACF1 has also been shown to interact with the nuclear receptor corepressor protein (N-CoR) to facilitate the repression of transcription by unliganded nuclear receptors. Alternate names for ACF1/BAZ1A include ATP-utilizing chromatin assembly and remodeling factor1, hACF1, bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain protein 1A, Williams syndrome transcription factor-related chromatin-remodeling factor 180, WCRF180, hWALp1, and CHRAC subunit ACF1.