Cell Senescence Entries for ASF1A

Cell Types
Lung fibroblast
Cell Lines
Primary cell
Cancer Cell?
No
Method
Knockout, Overexpression
Type of senescence
Oncogene-induced, Replicative
Senescence Effect
Induces
Primary Reference
Zhang et al. (2005) Formation of MacroH2A-containing senescence-associated heterochromatin foci and senescence driven by ASF1a and HIRA. Dev Cell 8(1)19-30 (PubMed)

ASF1A Gene Information

HGNC symbol
ASF1A 
Aliases
CIA; DKFZP547E2110 
Common name
anti-silencing function 1A histone chaperone 
Entrez Id
25842
Description
This gene encodes a member of the H3/H4 family of histone chaperone proteins and is similar to the anti-silencing function-1 gene in yeast. The protein is a key component of a histone donor complex that functions in nucleosome assembly. It interacts with histones H3 and H4, and functions together with a chromatin assembly factor during DNA replication and repair. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

ASF1A Ontologies

Gene Ontology
Process: GO:6325; chromatin organization
GO:6333; chromatin assembly or disassembly
GO:6335; DNA replication-dependent nucleosome assembly
GO:6336; DNA replication-independent nucleosome assembly
GO:6281; DNA repair
GO:6334; nucleosome assembly
GO:1649; osteoblast differentiation
GO:42692; muscle cell differentiation
Cellular component: GO:5634; nucleus
GO:32991; protein-containing complex
GO:5654; nucleoplasm
GO:785; chromatin
Function: GO:5515; protein binding
GO:42393; histone binding
GO:3682; chromatin binding
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Homologs of ASF1A in Model Organisms

Mus musculus
Asf1a
Rattus norvegicus
Asf1a

External links

OMIM
609189
Ensembl
ENSG00000111875
Entrez Gene
25842
UniGene
292316
1000 Genomes
1000 Genomes
HPRD
GenAtlas
ASF1A
GeneCards
ASF1A