This gene encodes a transcription factor that is a member of the leucine zipper family of DNA binding proteins. This protein binds to the cAMP-responsive element (CRE), an octameric palindrome. The protein forms a homodimer or heterodimer with c-Jun and stimulates CRE-dependent transcription. The protein is also a histone acetyltransferase (HAT) that specifically acetylates histones H2B and H4 in vitro; thus it may represent a class of sequence-specific factors that activate transcription by direct effects on chromatin components. Additional transcript variants have been identified but their biological validity has not been determined.
Activating Transcription Factor-2 Human Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain encoding 19-96 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 57 kDa.
The ATF-2 is manufactured as a maltose binding protein (MBP) fusion protein with an amino terminal polyhistidine tag.
ATF-2 is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.