TIP120B: Proteins and Enzymes

CAND2 is also known as TIP120B, and TATA-binding protein-interacting protein 120B. While both CAND1 (TIP120A) and CAND2 (TIP120B) are TATA-binding proteins and form complexes with various nuclear proteins involved in the control of eukaryotic gene transcription, CAND2 (TIP120B) is expressed specifically in muscle and heart tissue. This is contrary to the ubiquitous expression of CAND1 (TIP120A). TIP120 homologs exist in various higher eukaryotes including D. melanogaster, C. elegans, and A. thaliana. TIP120B is 60% identical in amino acid sequence to TIP120A.