Transcriptional coactivator involved in neuroepithelial stem cell differentiation and neurogenesis. Involved in particular in lens epithelial cell gene regulation and stress responses. May play an important role in lens epithelial to fiber cell terminal differentiation. May play a protective role during stress-induced apoptosis. Isoform 2 is a more general and stronger transcriptional coactivator. Isoform 2 may also act as an adapter to coordinate pre-mRNA splicing. Cellular cofactor for lentiviral integration.
Specificity
Natural and recombinant Human PC4 and SFRS1-interacting protein
Subcellular Location
Nucleus Remains chromatin-associated throughout the cell cycle.
Monomer. Interacts with IFRD1/PC4. Isoform 2 interacts with SFRS1. Isoform 1 interacts POGZ and CDCA7L. Isoform 1 interacts with lentiviral integrase and acts as a chromatin tethering factor to the chromosomal DNA. Isoform 1 interacts in particular with the human HIV-1 integrase protein (HIV-1 IN), determining its nuclear localization, its tight association with chromatin and its protection from the proteasome. Isoform 1 interacts also with HIV-2 IN. Isoform 2 does not interact with HIV-1 IN.