Biology:BAZ1B

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Tyrosine-protein kinase, or Bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain, 1B (BAZ1B) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the BAZ1B gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the bromodomain protein family. The bromodomain is a structural motif characteristic of proteins involved in chromatin-dependent regulation of transcription. This gene is deleted in Williams-Beuren syndrome, a developmental disorder caused by deletion of multiple genes at 7q11.23.[3]

BAZ1B has been found to affect the activity of 448 other genes and is very important in the development of the neural crest and the face. Research suggests that changes in BAZ1B may have been involved in "self-domesticating" humans.[4][5]

References

  1. "Identification of the WBSCR9 gene, encoding a novel transcriptional regulator, in the Williams-Beuren syndrome deletion at 7q11.23". Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 82 (3–4): 238–46. Feb 1999. doi:10.1159/000015110. PMID 9858827. 
  2. "A novel human gene, WSTF, is deleted in Williams syndrome". Genomics 54 (2): 241–9. December 1998. doi:10.1006/geno.1998.5578. PMID 9828126. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: BAZ1B bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger domain, 1B". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=9031. 
  4. "Dosage analysis of the 7q11. 23 Williams region identifies BAZ1B as a major human gene patterning the modern human face and underlying self-domestication.". Science Advances 5 (12): eaaw7908. December 2019. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaw7908. PMID 31840056. Bibcode2019SciA....5.7908Z. 
  5. Marshall, Michael (Dec 14, 2019). "A single gene controls how our faces develop when we are young". New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2226104-a-single-gene-controls-how-our-faces-develop-when-we-are-young/. 

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