PHF21A

BHC80 is a component of a BRAF35 (MIM 605535)/histone deacetylase (HDAC; see MIM 601241) complex (BHC) that mediates repression of neuron-specific genes through the cis-regulatory element known as repressor element-1 (RE1) or neural restrictive silencer (NRS) (Hakimi et al., 2002 [PubMed 12032298]).[supplied by OMIM

Full Name

PHD finger protein 21A

Function

Component of the BHC complex, a corepressor complex that represses transcription of neuron-specific genes in non-neuronal cells. The BHC complex is recruited at RE1/NRSE sites by REST and acts by deacetylating and demethylating specific sites on histones, thereby acting as a chromatin modifier. In the BHC complex, it may act as a scaffold. Inhibits KDM1A-mediated demethylation of 'Lys-4' of histone H3 in vitro, suggesting a role in demethylation regulation.

Biological Process

Chromatin organizationIEA:UniProtKB-KW
Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIManual Assertion Based On ExperimentIDA:MGI

Cellular Location

Nucleus

Involvement in disease

Intellectual developmental disorder with behavioral abnormalities and craniofacial dysmorphism with or without seizures (IDDBCS):
An autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired intellectual development, developmental delay of varying severity, impaired motor skills and language delay. Additional clinical features include macrocephaly, obesity, overgrowth, craniofacial dysmorphism, epilepsy, and variable behavioral manifestations including autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.