SMC2

SMC2 (Structural Maintenance Of Chromosomes 2) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with SMC2 include Pleural Empyema. Among its related pathways are Mitotic Prometaphase and Mitotic Prophase. Gene Ontology (GO) annotations related to this gene include protein heterodimerization activity.

structural maintenance of chromosomes 2

Central component of the condensin complex, a complex required for conversion of interphase chromatin into mitotic-like condense chromosomes. The condensin complex probably introduces positive supercoils into relaxed DNA in the presence of type I topoisomerases and converts nicked DNA into positive knotted forms in the presence of type II topoisomerases.

Biological Process cell divisionIEA:UniProtKB-KW
Biological Process kinetochore organizationIEA:Ensembl
Biological Process meiotic chromosome condensationIEA:Ensembl
Biological Process meiotic chromosome segregationIEA:Ensembl
Biological Process mitotic chromosome condensationManual Assertion Based On ExperimentIDA:UniProtKB
Biological Process positive regulation of chromosome condensationManual Assertion Based On ExperimentIDA:ComplexPortal
Biological Process positive regulation of chromosome segregationIEA:Ensembl
Biological Process positive regulation of chromosome separationIEA:Ensembl

Nucleus
Cytoplasm
Chromosome
In interphase cells, the majority of the condensin complex is found in the cytoplasm, while a minority of the complex is associated with chromatin. A subpopulation of the complex however remains associated with chromosome foci in interphase cells. During mitosis, most of the condensin complex is associated with the chromatin. At the onset of prophase, the regulatory subunits of the complex are phosphorylated by CDC2, leading to condensin's association with chromosome arms and to chromosome condensation. Dissociation from chromosomes is observed in late telophase.