TNP2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: TNP2
- Official Name: transition protein 2
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 7142
- UniProt: Q05952
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Plays a key role in the replacement of histones to protamine in the elongating spermatids of mammals. In condensing spermatids, loaded onto the nucleosomes, where it promotes the recruitment and processing of protamines, which are responsible for histone eviction. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P11378}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 13706
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -4.01